364  
FZUS72 KKEY 211641  
MWSKEY  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL  
1241 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026  
 
GMZ031>033-035-042>044-053-211745-  
1241 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026  
   
..LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATERS  
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF...  
BAY AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5  
FATHOMS...  
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD  
SOUND...  
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND  
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE  
OUT 20 NM...  
 
AT 1241 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A  
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.  
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 NM  
NORTH OF HORSESHOE KEY TO LIGNUMVITAE KEY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10  
KNOTS.  
 
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
TAVERNIER CREEK, DUMP KEYS, BONEFISH TOWER, TWIN KEYS, MONEY KEY, END  
KEY AND BRADLEY KEY.  
 
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FAVOR WATERSPOUT FORMATION. A WATERSPOUT  
WOULD MOST LIKELY APPEAR BENEATH A DARK, FLAT BOTTOM OF A BUILDING  
CUMULUS LINE, JUST AT THE HINT OF RAIN. IF YOU SEE A WATERSPOUT, STAY  
AWAY, AND CALL IN THE REPORT TO YOUR FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE, AT 3 0 5 2 9 5 1 3 1 6 EXTENSION 3.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 2529 8025 2495 8048 2474 8079 2457 8132  
2510 8148 2512 8100 2516 8081 2520 8077  
2516 8080 2514 8072 2518 8075 2519 8075  
2519 8073 2521 8073 2514 8071 2524 8057  
2523 8051 2520 8050 2526 8044  
 
 
 
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