Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS

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WHUS52 KKEY 142224
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/O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0185.130614T2224Z-130614T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
624 PM EDT FRI JUN 14 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...

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 620 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A WATERSPOUT OVER
  IN KEMP CHANNEL ON THE OCEANSIDE.  THIS WATERSPOUT WAS DRIFTING
  SLOWLY TOWARD THE EAST.

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 2457 8132 2457 8133 2452 8155 2457 8157
      2463 8151 2465 8148 2466 8141 2465 8141
      2466 8140 2467 8135
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 280DEG 4KT 2465 8146

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