749
FZUS72 KKEY 251155
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
755 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
GMZ072-251230-
755 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA SOUTHEAST OF FLOYDS WALL...
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT...
AT 754 AM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS
NEAR 30 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF THE ELBOW LIGHT TO 27 NM EAST OF
FLOYD'S WALL NORTHEAST, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 KNOTS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
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.
INTENSE AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. STAY
LOW, OR GO BELOW. LOWER VHF ANTENNA, OUTRIGGERS, FISHING RODS, AND
UMBRELLAS. AVOID OPEN AREAS ON ISLANDS AND SANDBARS. DO NOT SHELTER
UNDER TALL OR ISOLATED TREES ON NEARBY MANGROVE ISLANDS.
LAT...LON 2454 7957 2450 7962 2446 7964 2442 7967
2437 7974 2460 8022 2482 7971 2460 7954
LIW
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