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FZUS72 KKEY 210302
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1102 PM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026
GMZ053-073-210430-
1102 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
OUT 60 NM...
AT 1102 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 22 NM SOUTH OF MARATHON HUMPS, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR RAINFALL RATES UP TO INSERT RAINFALL RATE INCHES PER
HOUR. MAKE SURE BILGE PASSAGES AND SCUPPERS ARE CLEAN OF ANY DEBRIS
OR OBSTRUCTION.
INTENSE AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. STAY
LOW, OR GO BELOW. LOWER VHF ANTENNA, OUTRIGGERS, FISHING RODS, AND
UMBRELLAS. AVOID OPEN AREAS ON ISLANDS AND SANDBARS. DO NOT SHELTER
UNDER TALL OR ISOLATED TREES ON NEARBY MANGROVE ISLANDS.
LAT...LON 2366 8109 2443 8111 2436 8051 2372 8079
2370 8088 2369 8097
DP
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