312  
FZUS72 KKEY 091917  
MWSKEY  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
317 PM EDT WED SEP 9 2026  
 
GMZ033-035-044-091945-  
317 PM EDT WED SEP 9 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS
 
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
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...  
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT  
TO THE REEF...  
 
AT 317 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A A STRONG THUNDERSTORM,  
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS  
LOCATED NEAR COTTRELL KEY, MOVING WEST AT 5 KNOTS.  
 
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
BOCA GRANDE, MARQUESAS KEYS, AND COTTRELL 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 2470 8189 2455 8192 2455 8193 2454 8192  
2450 8193 2449 8221 2478 8213  
 

 
 
AJP  
 
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