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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
655 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
GMZ074-075-052330-
655 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS WELL SOUTH OF TWENTY-
EIGHT FOOT SHOAL LIGHT...
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO 20 NM WEST
OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT...
AT 655 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 28 NM SOUTH OF TWENTY-EIGHT FOOT SHOAL
LIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY
ROUGH AND CONFUSED SEAS, OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND
POTENTIALLY BLINDING DOWNPOURS. GET TO A SAFE PORT AS QUICKLY, AND AS
SAFELY AS POSSIBLE. WHEN DOWNPOURS REDUCE VISIBILITY, SLOW DOWN.
LAT...LON 2408 8253 2396 8238 2379 8247 2396 8270
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