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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Key West FL
1150 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

FLZ078-150430-
Monroe Lower Keys FL-
1150 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOWER KEYS IN MONROE COUNTY
THROUGH 1230 AM EDT...

At 1148 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles south of Little Palm Island Resort, or 13 miles south of Niles
Channel Bridge, moving north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Key West, Bahia Honda Channel Bridge, Big Coppitt Key, Boca Chica
Channel Bridge, Niles Channel Bridge, Spanish Harbor Channel Bridge,
Boca Chica, Saddlebunch Keys, Sunset Key, and Shark Key.

This includes US 1 between mile markers 0 and 39.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2452 8179 2458 8185 2459 8184 2467 8179
      2472 8169 2473 8168 2470 8162 2476 8160
      2481 8140 2479 8135 2480 8129 2474 8126
      2469 8128 2470 8125 2465 8122 2459 8139
      2461 8143 2458 8146 2460 8151 2452 8176
TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 160DEG 21KT 2447 8147

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

AJP