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FZUS72 KKEY 260750
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
350 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
GMZ072-073-260830-
350 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS NEAR TO OVER ELBOW CAY
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE
20 TO 60 NM OUT...
AT 350 AM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ELBOW CAY. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ELBOW CAY.
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 2397 8054 2412 8031 2401 8019 2400 8022
2398 8024 2396 8027 2394 8026 2387 8042
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