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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
326 PM EDT SAT JUL 25 2026
GMZ031-042-052-252030-
326 PM EDT SAT JUL 25 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING FLORIDA BAY
BLACKWATER AND
BUTTONWOOD SOUND WATERS...
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT
20 NM...
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD
SOUND...
AT 325 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, PRECEDED BY NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 NM
NORTH OF CROCODILE DRAGOVER TO NEAR BARNES SOUND, MOVING SOUTH AT 10
KNOTS.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BUTTONWOOD SOUND, COON KEY, MOSQUITO BANK LIGHT, DUMP KEYS, FRENCH
REF, END KEY, AND GRECIAN ROCKS.
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 2529 8023 2496 8021 2498 8055 2507 8047
2498 8056 2499 8084 2517 8076 2514 8072
2519 8075 2514 8071 2524 8057 2520 8045
2522 8048 2529 8040 2527 8033 2525 8033
2519 8041 2519 8040 2517 8037
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