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Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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464 WHUS52 KKEY 122137 SMWKEY GMZ031-042-122215- /O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0206.240612T2137Z-240612T2215Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Key West FL 537 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound... Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 536 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over North Nest Key, moving northeast at 30 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. * Locations in the warning include... Buttonwood Sound, Dusenberry Creek, Grouper Creek, Tarpon Basin, Blackwater Sound, North Nest Key, and Jewfish Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Boaters should seek safe harbor as quickly, and as safely as possible. When downpours reduce visibility, slow down. && LAT...LON 2530 8022 2505 8043 2507 8046 2514 8037 2518 8037 2514 8041 2516 8046 2513 8042 2508 8046 2518 8061 2524 8057 2523 8050 2520 8050 2524 8049 2527 8042 2526 8042 2530 8039 2527 8033 2520 8035 2532 8027 TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 217DEG 29KT 2519 8049 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ CLR