173  
WHUS52 KKEY 240133  
SMWKEY  
GMZ054-073-074-240200-  
/O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0169.260724T0133Z-260724T0200Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
933 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON  
SHOAL OUT 60 NM...  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE  
20 TO 60 NM OUT...  
 
* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 933 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 19 NM SOUTHWEST OF  
MARATHON HUMPS, MOVING WEST AT 25 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.  
 
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM 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, AND BLINDING DOWNPOURS. STAY LOW OR GO  
BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 2433 8092 2402 8091 2402 8132 2433 8131  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 083DEG 27KT 2420 8102  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 
 
 
MJV  
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