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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
Issued by National Weather Service Miami FL
907 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 2024

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to west end of Seven Mile Bridge
  20 to 60 nm out...

* Until 945 AM EDT.

* At 906 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm with possible waterspouts was
  located 11 nm southeast of Marathon Humps, moving west at 20 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats, cause
           considerable damage to vessels and create suddenly higher
           waves. Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly
           higher waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours.

* Locations in the warning include...
  Marathon Humps and Elbow Cay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Intense and continuous lightning is occurring with this storm. Stay
low, or go below. Lower VHF antenna, outriggers, fishing rods, and
umbrellas.

&&

LAT...LON 2429 8108 2450 8062 2418 7994 2396 8027
      2394 8026 2380 8058
TIME...MOT...LOC 1306Z 110DEG 18KT 2428 8061

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

$$

SRB