Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1239 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
  STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
  HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM...
  HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
  OUT TO THE REEF...
  GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL...
  STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
  TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM...

* UNTIL 100 PM EDT

* AT 1236 PM EDT...A MARINER REPORTED 2 WATERSPOUTS ABOUT 6 NM SOUTH
  OF HALFMOON SHOAL LIGHT...DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTH.

A WATERSPOUT IS A TORNADO OVER WATER THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS AND EVEN
DEADLY. SMALL CRAFT CAN BE SWAMPED OR OVERTURNED BY A WATERSPOUT.
STAY AWAY FROM THEM AT ALL TIMES.

LAT...LON 2454 8214 2443 8209 2433 8259 2443 8264
TIME...MOT...LOC 1638Z 360DEG 3KT 2442 8242

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