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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1044 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
GMZ032-035-043-044-201545-
1044 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR WATERSPOUT FORMATION ADJACENT TO LOWER
AND MIDDLE KEYS...
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF...
BAY AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5
FATHOMS...
AT 1042 AM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS REPORTED AN
ISLAND CLOUD LINE BEGINNING TO FORM, SUPPORTIVE OF POTENTIAL
WATERSPOUT FORMATION. THIS CLOUD LINE EXTENDED ACROSS THE LOWER AND
MIDDLE KEYS AND THE ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BIG MUNSON ISLAND, COUPON BIGHT, LITTLE PINE KEY, BONEFISH TOWER,
VACA CUT DAYBEACON 13, NINEFOOT SHOAL, AND MONEY 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 2470 8098 2468 8107 2447 8186 2458 8194
2468 8157 2464 8152 2470 8151 2466 8151
2464 8148 2472 8144 2467 8140 2473 8140
2466 8135 2466 8134 2473 8138 2483 8101
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