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FZUS72 KKEY 262021
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
421 PM EDT SUN JUL 26 2026
GMZ043-044-053-054-262100-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0173.000000T0000Z-260726T2100Z/
421 PM EDT SUN JUL 26 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT 20 NM...
AT 421 PM EDT, A WATERSPOUT WAS LOCATED NEAR BIG PINE SHOAL. THE
WATERSPOUT WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...PUBLIC.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN CAPSIZE BOATS, DAMAGE VESSELS AND CREATE
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34
KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
LOOE KEY LIGHT, BIG PINE SHOAL, AND COOKS ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS
SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 2446 8138 2462 8143 2463 8140 2462 8140
2462 8139 2463 8139 2463 8136 2464 8135
2466 8125 2454 8109
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 319DEG 1KT 2461 8129
WATERSPOUT...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
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