Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Key West, FL

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
147 AM EDT Wed Jun 4 2025

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to west end of Seven Mile Bridge
  20 to 60 nm out...

* Until 245 AM EDT.

* At 146 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 31 nm southeast of The Elbow Light to 15 nm
  southeast of Floyd`s Wall Northeast to 14 nm southeast of Floyd`s
  Wall Southwest to near Elbow Cay, moving north at 10 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...
  Elbow Cay, Floyd`s Wall Northeast, and Floyd`s Wall Southwest.

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 2415 8025 2389 8036 2382 8053 2402 8064
      2450 8047 2471 8021 2510 7993 2482 7971
TIME...MOT...LOC 0546Z 158DEG 8KT 2488 7976 2445 8010 2424 8028 2398
8041

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

$$

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