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FZUS72 KKEY 060036
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
836 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2026
GMZ033-035-044-060100-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0181.000000T0000Z-260806T0100Z/
836 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...
GULF OF AMERICA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO 5 FATHOMS...
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT
TO THE REEF...
AT 836 PM EDT, A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED OVER
NORTHWEST CHANNEL BUOY 1, MOVING WEST AT 15 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS NEAR 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.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
SMITH SHOAL LIGHT, NORTHWEST CHANNEL BUOY 1, SNIPE POINT, GULFSIDE 5
REEF, COTTRELL KEY, AND STOCK ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INTENSE AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF
CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER, STAY LOW OR GO BELOW.
LAT...LON 2473 8157 2469 8157 2461 8159 2457 8166
2457 8167 2458 8168 2456 8179 2459 8180
2456 8181 2453 8206 2481 8207 2485 8166
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 083DEG 14KT 2462 8189
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
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