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FZUS72 KKEY 170342
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1142 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
GMZ034-170415-
1142 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL...
AT 1142 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A A STRONG THUNDERSTORM,
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED OVER DRY TORTUGAS LIGHT, OR OVER FORT JEFFERSON, MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
FORT JEFFERSON, DRY TORTUGAS, DRY TORTUGAS LIGHT, AND TORTUGAS
ECOLOGICAL RESERVE NORTH.
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 2492 8288 2460 8279 2453 8297 2481 8315
AJP
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