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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
152 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
GMZ031-032-035-044-054-041845-
152 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
...CONDTIIONS FAVORABLE FOR WATERSPOUT FORMATION NORTH OF THE
ISLAND CHAIN...
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM...
BAY AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5
FATHOMS...
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD
SOUND...
AT 149 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR WATERSPOUT FORMATION ALONG AN ISLAND CLOUD
LINE NORTH OF THE ISLAND CHAIN. A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A
WATERSPOUT IN THE VICINITY OF SUGARLOAF KEY WITH A DEFINED SPRAY
RING. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR ADDITIONAL WATERSPOUT
FORMATION.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COON KEY, ANNETTE KEY, HOWE KEY, TWIN KEYS, SNIPE POINT, COTTRELL
KEY, AND END KEY.
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.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FAVOR WATERSPOUT FORMATION. A WATERSPOUT
WOULD MOST LIKELY APPEAR BENEATH A DARK, FLAT BOTTOM OF A BUILDING
CUMULUS LINE, JUST AT THE HINT OF RAIN. IF YOU SEE A WATERSPOUT, STAY
AWAY, AND CALL IN THE REPORT TO YOUR FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE, AT 3 0 5 2 9 5 1 3 1 6 EXTENSION 3.
LAT...LON 2517 8046 2489 8071 2469 8135 2473 8139
2468 8139 2474 8144 2474 8145 2469 8142
2470 8141 2467 8140 2465 8147 2470 8150
2464 8151 2469 8156 2464 8153 2442 8218
2450 8224 2517 8054 2518 8038
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