515  
FZUS72 KKEY 201718  
MWSKEY  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
118 PM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
GMZ073-201745-  
118 PM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS  
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20  
TO 60 NM OUT...  
 
AT 118 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A A STRONG THUNDERSTORM,  
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS  
LOCATED 8 NM SOUTH OF MARATHON HUMPS. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY  
STATIONARY.  
 
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
MARATHON HUMPS.  
 
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 2421 8077 2431 8086 2446 8073 2427 8057  
 
 
 
AJP  
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