095  
WHUS52 KKEY 301556  
SMWKEY  
GMZ073-074-301645-  
/O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0301.260930T1556Z-260930T1645Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
1156 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM  
OUT...  
 
* UNTIL 1245 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 1156 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 25 NM SOUTHWEST  
OF MARATHON HUMPS, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.  
 
SOURCE...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER  
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.  
 
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PREPARE FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING  
SEAS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND BLINDING DOWNPOURS. STAY LOW OR GO  
BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2412 8084 2391 8096 2401 8131 2433 8115  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1556Z 119DEG 12KT 2405 8099  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
JR  
 
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