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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
1014 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 nm west of Dry
  Tortugas out 60 nm...
  Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel...
  Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
  Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 nm out...

* Until 1045 PM EDT.

* At 1014 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 13 nm south of Tortugas Ecological Reserve South to
  34 nm southwest of Twenty-Eight Foot Shoal Light, moving northeast
  at 20 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.

  SOURCE...National Weather Service Meteorologist.

  IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher
           waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours.

* Strong thunderstorms 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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 2455 8293 2404 8238 2387 8278 2424 8319
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 221DEG 21KT 2421 8306 2398 8281

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

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LIW