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FZUS72 KKEY 170546
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
146 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
GMZ074-170615-
146 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT...
AT 146 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A A STRONG THUNDERSTORM,
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED 21 NM SOUTH OF WOOD'S WALL EAST CRACK, MOVING NORTH 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 2382 8140 2380 8160 2406 8168 2409 8138
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