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FZUS72 KKEY 180838
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
438 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
GMZ055-075-180845-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0332.000000T0000Z-261018T0845Z/
438 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS
OUT 60 NM...
AT 438 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 21 NM SOUTHEAST OF
TORTUGAS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE SOUTH, MOVING SOUTH AT 5 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
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 2433 8289 2431 8269 2408 8262 2412 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 0838Z 007DEG 6KT 2422 8280
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
LIW
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