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Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Key West FL
1146 AM EDT Thu Jul 10 2025


GMZ032-035-043-044-054-101745-
1146 AM EDT Thu Jul 10 2025

...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR WATERSPOUTS NEAR THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 
KEYS...

The areas affected include...
Hawk Channel from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef...
Bay and Gulf Side from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5
fathoms...
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
Halfmoon Shoal out 20 nm...

At 1145 AM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists reported 
conditions favorable for waterspouts in the coastal waters adjacent to 
the Lower and Middle Keys.

Locations that will be affected include...
Big Munson Island, Western Dry Rocks, Bonefish Tower, Ninefoot Shoal,
Money Key, East Turtle Shoal Light, and Eastern Dry Rocks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Environmental conditions favor waterspout formation. A waterspout
would most likely appear beneath a dark, flat bottom of a building
cumulus line, just at the hint of rain. If you see a waterspout, stay
away, and call in the report to your Florida Keys National Weather
Service, at 3 0 5 2 9 5 1 3 1 6 extension 3.

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LAT...LON 2473 8085 2440 8202 2451 8209 2462 8162
      2467 8155 2464 8152 2468 8151 2464 8148
      2469 8148 2470 8143 2467 8140 2471 8139
      2466 8134 2470 8137 2484 8096

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