Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
480 WHUS52 KKEY 142045 SMWKEY GMZ034-054-055-074-075-142145- /O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0233.240614T2045Z-240614T2145Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Key West FL 445 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 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 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas out 60 nm... Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 445 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 24 nm south of Twenty-Eight Foot Shoal Light, moving north at 20 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. * The strong thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare for wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, steep and fast-building seas, frequent lightning, and blinding downpours. Stay low or go below, and make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. && LAT...LON 2386 8239 2394 8266 2444 8258 2438 8200 TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 186DEG 18KT 2404 8251 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ CLR