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WHUS52 KKEY 040752
SMWKEY
GMZ052-053-072-073-040815-
/O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0080.260504T0752Z-260504T0815Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
352 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE
OUT 60 NM...
* UNTIL 415 AM EDT.
* AT 352 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 409 HUMPS,
MOVING EAST AT 25 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
RIPS, 409 HUMPS, AND FLOYD'S WALL SOUTHWEST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING
SEAS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND BLINDING DOWNPOURS. STAY LOW OR GO
BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS.
LAT...LON 2447 8073 2465 8065 2459 8025 2433 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 0752Z 283DEG 26KT 2455 8060
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
AJP
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