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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
247 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
  Buttonwood Sound...
  Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 246 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm with possible waterspouts was
  located over Mosquito Bank Light, moving north at 15 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...National Weather Service Meteorologist.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats, cause 
           considerable damage to vessels and create suddenly higher 
           waves. Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly 
           higher waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours.

* Locations in the warning include...
  Buttonwood Sound, Dusenberry Creek, Mosquito Bank Light, Grouper
  Creek, Tarpon Basin, Blackwater Sound, and North Nest Key.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters should seek safe harbor as quickly, and as safely as
possible. When downpours reduce visibility, slow down.

&&

LAT...LON 2527 8035 2520 8035 2519 8041 2519 8036
      2514 8040 2516 8046 2512 8042 2507 8047
      2512 8038 2518 8035 2508 8036 2500 8048
      2524 8054 2522 8053 2523 8052 2520 8050
      2523 8050 2530 8039
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 176DEG 14KT 2507 8043 

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

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