280  
FZUS72 KKEY 261345  
MWSKEY  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
945 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
GMZ033-261415-  
945 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR T TOWER  
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND  
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...  
 
AT 945 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...  
T TOWER.  
 
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 2533 8199 2524 8216 2548 8236 2555 8222  
2557 8209  
 
 
 
LIW  
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