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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
449 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
GMZ043-044-053-054-182115-
449 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT 20 NM...
AT 449 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 NM SOUTHWEST OF SOMBRERO KEY LIGHT,
MOVING WEST AT 15 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
SOMBRERO KEY LIGHT, LOOE KEY LIGHT, AND BIG PINE SHOAL.
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 2466 8097 2446 8088 2433 8142 2459 8150
RG
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