678  
WHUS52 KKEY 240125  
SMWKEY  
GMZ033-035-240200-  
/O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0168.260724T0125Z-260724T0200Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
925 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND  
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...  
GULF OF AMERICA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON  
SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS...  
 
* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 925 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SMITH SHOAL  
LIGHT, MOVING WEST AT 20 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.  
 
SOURCE...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER  
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.  
 
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...  
SMITH SHOAL LIGHT.  
 
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 2489 8187 2466 8187 2465 8227 2490 8225  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 089DEG 21KT 2475 8199  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
MJV  
 
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