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FZUS72 KKEY 260809
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
409 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
GMZ074-260830-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0210.000000T0000Z-260826T0830Z/
409 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT...
AT 409 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 16 NM SOUTH OF
WOOD'S WALL EAST CRACK. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING
SEAS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND BLINDING DOWNPOURS. STAY LOW OR
GO BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS.
LAT...LON 2410 8152 2387 8158 2394 8184 2417 8179
TIME...MOT...LOC 0809Z 097DEG 4KT 2398 8169
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
MJV
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