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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
106 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
GMZ033-035-044-054-011745-
106 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
..A GUSTY SHOWER OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS NEAR KEY WEST
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM...
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...
GULF OF AMERICA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO 5 FATHOMS...
AT 105 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SHOWER, CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS. THIS SHOWER WAS LOCATED OVER KEY
WEST SEA BOUY, MOVING NORTH AT 20 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
WESTERN SAMBO, VANDENBERG, JOE'S TUG, NORTHWEST CHANNEL BUOY 1, SNIPE
POINT, STOCK ISLAND, AND EASTERN DRY ROCKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR A QUICK MOVING SHOWER WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS,
LOCALLY ROUGH AND CONFUSED SEAS, AND POTENTIALLY BLINDING DOWNPOURS.
GET TO A SAFE PORT AS QUICKLY, AND AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE. WHEN
DOWNPOURS REDUCE VISIBILITY, SLOW DOWN.
LAT...LON 2441 8188 2472 8193 2471 8167 2460 8168
2459 8169 2460 8170 2457 8171 2456 8172
2456 8168 2440 8170
DM
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