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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
454 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

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...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 454 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Key West Sea
  Bouy, moving southwest at 10 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher
           waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours.

* Locations in the warning include...
  Vandenberg, Joe`s Tug, Eastern Dry Rocks, Western Dry Rocks, Sand
  Key Light, and Key West Sea Bouy.

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 2453 8176 2438 8169 2428 8191 2448 8204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 064DEG 9KT 2444 8181

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

$$

AJP