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FZUS72 KKEY 260746
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
346 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
GMZ074-260830-
346 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS TO THE SOUTH OF WOODS
WALL EAST CRACK...
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT...
AT 345 AM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 14 NM SOUTH OF WOOD'S WALL EAST CRACK.
THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM 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.
LAT...LON 2412 8135 2384 8141 2387 8180 2413 8178
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