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FZUS72 KKEY 031950
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
350 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2026
GMZ033-032015-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0106.000000T0000Z-260603T2015Z/
350 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...
AT 350 PM EDT, A POSSIBLE STRONG WATERSPOUT WAS LOCATED 9 NM SOUTH OF
S TOWER, MOVING EAST AT 15 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN QUICKLY FORM AND CAPSIZE BOATS, CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO VESSELS AND CREATE SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES. EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY
HIGHER WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
THE POSSIBLE STRONG WATERSPOUT WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING
SEAS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND BLINDING DOWNPOURS. STAY LOW OR
GO BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS.
INTENSE AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF
CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER, STAY LOW OR GO BELOW.
LAT...LON 2488 8248 2501 8241 2496 8223 2476 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 287DEG 16KT 2489 8239
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
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