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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
1144 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile
  Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out 20 nm...
  Gulf Waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 nm out and
  beyond 5 fathoms...
  Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon
  Shoal out to 5 fathoms...
  Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel...

* Until 1215 AM EDT.

* At 1144 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near New Ground Rocks Light to near Ellis Rock Light
  to near Cosgrove Shoal Light, moving northeast at 25 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...
  Marquesas Keys, Boca Grande, Northwest Channel Buoy 1, Cottrell
  Key, Cosgrove Shoal Light, Smith Shoal Light, and Ellis Rock Light.

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 2484 8194 2450 8184 2430 8222 2448 8241
      2470 8257 2501 8227
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 230DEG 27KT 2471 8245 2461 8225 2442 8219

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

$$

LIW