736  
FZUS72 KKEY 122341  
MWSKEY  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
741 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026  
 
GMZ044-054-074-130015-  
741 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS  
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE  
BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 60 NM...  
 
AT 741 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A  
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.  
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AMERICAN SHOAL LIGHT, MOVING  
SOUTHWEST AT 10 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 2454 8145 2439 8131 2424 8151 2444 8168  
 
 
 
RG  
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