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FZUS72 KKEY 011804
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
204 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
GMZ033-035-011830-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0311.000000T0000Z-261001T1830Z/
204 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
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 203 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SMITH SHOAL
LIGHT, MOVING NORTH AT 20 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
SMITH SHOAL LIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING
SEAS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND BLINDING DOWNPOURS. STAY LOW OR
GO BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS.
LAT...LON 2473 8178 2469 8202 2493 8213 2499 8181
TIME...MOT...LOC 1803Z 167DEG 20KT 2482 8194
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
DM
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