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FZUS72 KKEY 182325
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Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Key West FL
725 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

GMZ031-032-190000-
725 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM GUST FRONT MOVING OVER BAY AND GULF WATERS...

The areas affected include...
Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
Bridge...
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood
Sound...

At 723 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a a strong thunderstorm gust
front, capable of producing wind gusts near 30 knots, moving
southwestward near 25 knots over Florida Bay near First National
Bank.

Locations that will be affected include...
Oxfoot Bank Light, Man Of War Key, Carl Ross Key, Sandy Key, First
National Bank, East Cape Sable, and John Sawyer Bank Light.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare for thunderstorms with wind gusts near 30 knots, locally
rough and confused seas, occasional lightning strikes, and
potentially blinding downpours. Get to a safe port as quickly, and as
safely as possible. When downpours reduce visibility, slow down.

Prepare for squalls with wind gusts near 30 knots, locally rough and
confused seas, and potentially blinding downpours.

&&

LAT...LON 2507 8088 2473 8109 2489 8133 2512 8109
      2512 8107 2513 8105 2513 8102 2512 8100
      2513 8098

$$

Kasper