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FZUS72 KKEY 061445
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1045 AM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
GMZ033-035-044-054-061530-
1045 AM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM...
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...
AT 1045 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A A STRONG THUNDERSTORM,
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM
WAS LOCATED OVER STOCK ISLAND, MOVING WEST AT 15 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
WESTERN SAMBO, VANDENBERG, JOE'S TUG, BOCA GRANDE, EAST SAMBO,
NORTHWEST CHANNEL BUOY 1, AND COTTRELL KEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 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 2460 8163 2443 8168 2447 8206 2473 8199
AJP
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