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FZUS72 KKEY 162212
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
612 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
GMZ033-034-162245-
612 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR S TOWER AND MOVING SOUTHWEST
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
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 612 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR S TOWER, MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20
KNOTS.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
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 2503 8234 2503 8233 2487 8223 2466 8255
2489 8269
LIW
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