743  
FZUS72 KKEY 021103  
MWSKEY  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
703 AM EDT WED SEP 2 2026  
 
GMZ033-035-021115-  
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0222.000000T0000Z-260902T1115Z/  
703 AM EDT WED SEP 2 2026  
   
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM EDT  
 
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...  
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND  
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...  
GULF OF AMERICA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL  
OUT TO 5 FATHOMS...  
 
AT 703 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 NM NORTH OF SMITH  
SHOAL LIGHT. 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.  
 
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...  
SMITH SHOAL LIGHT.  
 
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 2462 8191 2482 8225 2508 8212 2510 8162  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1103Z 185DEG 4KT 2492 8199  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 
 
 
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