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Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Key West FL
1149 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

GMZ034-044-054-055-074-075-221645-
1149 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF COSGROVE SHOAL LIGHT...

The areas affected include...
Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile
Bridge to 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas out 60 nm...
Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel...

At 1147 AM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists detected a
cluster of strong thunderstorms, capable of producing wind gusts
near 30 knots. This thunderstorm cluster was located 9 nm south of
Twenty-Eight Foot Shoal Light. The thunderstorms were nearly
stationary, but tending to drift to the northwest at near 5 knots.

Locations that will be affected include...
Rebecca Shoal Light, Dry Tortugas, Pulaski Shoal Light, Twenty-Eight
Foot Shoal Light, Tortugas Ecological Reserve South, Dry Tortugas
Light, and Tortugas Ecological Reserve North.

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.

Prepare for squalls with wind gusts near 30 knots, locally rough and
confused seas, and potentially blinding downpours.

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LAT...LON 2459 8328 2484 8322 2495 8318 2434 8215
      2399 8228 2441 8329

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