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FZUS72 KKEY 180848
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
448 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
GMZ055-075-180915-
448 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST OF THE DRY TORTUGAS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS
OUT 60 NM...
AT 447 AM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 23 NM SOUTHEAST OF TORTUGAS ECOLOGICAL
RESERVE SOUTH, MOVING SOUTH 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 2426 8290 2420 8268 2399 8268 2408 8303
LIW
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