Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Key West, FL

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
642 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile
  Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out 20 nm...
  Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
  out to 5 fathoms...

* Until 715 AM EDT.

* At 642 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Joe`s Tug,
  moving north at 10 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.

* Locations in the warning include...
  Western Sambo, Vandenberg, Joe`s Tug, Pelican Shoal, East Sambo,
  Stock Island, and Eastern Dry Rocks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters should seek safe harbor as quickly, and as safely as
possible. When downpours reduce visibility, slow down.

&&

LAT...LON 2465 8189 2465 8177 2464 8173 2465 8170
      2464 8160 2463 8162 2462 8162 2464 8159
      2461 8160 2459 8160 2460 8161 2441 8164
      2441 8184
TIME...MOT...LOC 1042Z 180DEG 8KT 2449 8175

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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