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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
1244 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2024

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel...
  Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 nm west of Dry
  Tortugas out 20 nm...

* Until 130 PM EDT.

* At 1244 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 nm northeast of
  Tortugas Ecological Reserve South, moving northwest at 15 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...
  Tortugas Ecological Reserve South.

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 2463 8327 2469 8325 2478 8324 2478 8323
      2447 8282 2435 8304 2450 8329
TIME...MOT...LOC 1644Z 124DEG 15KT 2449 8300

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

AP