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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
707 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key
  out 20 nm...
  Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
  Buttonwood Sound...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 706 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Angelfish
  Key, 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...
  Barnes Sound and Carysfort Reef Light.

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 2527 8017 2514 8027 2518 8036 2523 8032
      2523 8034 2520 8035 2521 8037 2518 8037
      2520 8038 2520 8042 2523 8043 2523 8044
      2522 8043 2524 8051 2524 8046 2530 8039
      2527 8033 2524 8032 2532 8027
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 122DEG 16KT 2526 8029

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

$$

DP