287  
FZUS72 KKEY 270943  
MWSKEY  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
543 AM EDT MON JUL 27 2026  
 
GMZ035-044-054-271030-  
543 AM EDT MON JUL 27 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS NEAR TO OVER KEY WEST  
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE  
BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM...  
GULF OF AMERICA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL  
OUT TO 5 FATHOMS...  
 
AT 543 AM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A  
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.  
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER STOCK ISLAND, MOVING EAST AT 10  
KNOTS.  
 
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
WESTERN SAMBO, VANDENBERG, JOE'S TUG, PELICAN SHOAL, EAST SAMBO, AND  
STOCK ISLAND.  
 
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 2447 8183 2455 8179 2455 8175 2456 8176  
2457 8173 2458 8174 2458 8173 2459 8174  
2457 8175 2456 8179 2458 8177 2458 8178  
2459 8178 2464 8172 2456 8156 2442 8162  
 
 
 
MJV  
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