672  
FZUS72 KKEY 221351  
MWSKEY  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
951 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026  
 
GMZ072-221415-  
951 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ENTERING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR  
ELBOW CAY...  
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT...  
 
AT 950 AM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A  
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.  
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 NM NORTHEAST OF ELBOW CAY, MOVING  
NORTH AT 15 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 2415 7998 2414 8000 2410 8005 2409 8011  
2435 8022 2441 7994 2419 7992  
 
 
 
LIW  
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