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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
727 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
GMZ055-075-060000-
727 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS WELL TO THE SOUTHWEST OF
TWENTY-EIGHT FOOT SHOAL LIGHT...
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS
OUT 60 NM...
AT 727 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 23 NM SOUTHWEST 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 2411 8252 2397 8264 2406 8284 2427 8266
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