626  
FZUS72 KKEY 162155  
MWSKEY  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
555 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
GMZ033-034-162215-  
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0274.000000T0000Z-260916T2215Z/  
555 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM 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 INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL...  
 
AT 555 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR S TOWER, MOVING  
SOUTHWEST AT 20 KNOTS.  
 
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 2499 8208 2480 8237 2502 8250 2503 8232  
2509 8235 2515 8217  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 063DEG 18KT 2500 8226  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
LIW  
 
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