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FZUS72 KKEY 261344
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
944 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
GMZ032-035-261415-
944 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR T TOWER
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BAY AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5
FATHOMS...
AT 944 AM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 NM SOUTH OF T TOWER, MOVING NORTHWEST
AT 15 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
JOHN SAWYER BANK LIGHT, ANNETTE KEY, AND HORSESHOE 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.
LAT...LON 2472 8109 2472 8130 2473 8130 2474 8132
2473 8132 2472 8131 2472 8138 2474 8139
2473 8140 2472 8140 2472 8141 2474 8140
2501 8141 2501 8109
LIW
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