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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
219 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL...
* UNTIL 300 AM EDT.
* AT 219 AM EDT, A POSSIBLE STRONG WATERSPOUT WAS LOCATED NEAR
PULASKI SHOAL LIGHT, MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS.
SOURCE...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN QUICKLY FORM AND CAPSIZE BOATS, CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO VESSELS AND CREATE SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES.
* THE POSSIBLE STRONG WATERSPOUT WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS
SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 2476 8271 2475 8260 2458 8260 2459 8276
TIME...MOT...LOC 0619Z 007DEG 9KT 2471 8267
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...<34KTS
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