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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
116 AM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

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...

* Until 145 AM EDT.

* At 116 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over The Elbow
  Light, moving southwest 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...
  The Elbow Light and Carysfort Reef 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.

&&

LAT...LON 2518 8003 2501 8016 2519 8035 2521 8034
      2526 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 0516Z 047DEG 16KT 2516 8021

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

$$

MJV