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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
454 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 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 west end of
  Seven Mile Bridge out 20 nm...
  Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
  Bridge...
  Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
  Buttonwood Sound...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 453 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Long Key
  Viaduct, moving east to southeast 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...
  Channel Key Pass Light, Tennessee Reef Light, Long Key Viaduct,
  Eagle Wreck, Lignumvitae Key, Peterson Keys, and Craig Key.

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 2493 8063 2490 8065 2493 8062 2491 8052
      2467 8063 2476 8092 2477 8091 2478 8091
      2477 8093 2478 8097 2498 8091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 290DEG 16KT 2486 8085

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

$$

DP