Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1157 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
  HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
  OUT TO THE REEF...
  GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
  OUT TO 5 FATHOMS...

* UNTIL 1230 PM EDT

* AT 1151 AM EDT...A MARINER REPORTED TWO WATERSPOUTS. ONE ABOUT 3
  MILES WEST OF KEY WEST AND THE SECOND ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF KEY
  WEST...MOVING LITTLE.

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 2456 8210 2459 8182 2453 8181 2448 8209
TIME...MOT...LOC 1556Z 090DEG 2KT 2453 8196

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