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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Key West FL

917 PM EDT Sat May 10 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 60 nm...

  Gulf Waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 nm out and

  beyond 5 fathoms...

  Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon

  Shoal out to 5 fathoms...

  Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel...



* Until 1000 PM EDT.



* At 917 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 13 nm west of

  Wood's Wall West Crack, moving northwest at 25 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...

  Marquesas Keys, Cosgrove Shoal Light, Boca Grande, and Twenty-Eight

  Foot Shoal 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.



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LAT...LON 2447 8249 2466 8203 2416 8185 2402 8225

TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 148DEG 24KT 2423 8208 



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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