Expires:202507081645;Remove:202507081645;094077 WHUS52 KKEY 081618 SMWKEY GMZ043-044-053-054-081645- /O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0160.250708T1618Z-250708T1645Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Key West FL 1218 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 Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal out 20 nm... * Until 1245 PM EDT. * At 1218 PM EDT, a family of waterspouts was located near Big Pine Shoal. The waterspouts were nearly stationary. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Public. IMPACT...Waterspouts can capsize boats, damage 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... Big Pine Shoal. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. && LAT...LON 2466 8122 2459 8119 2448 8131 2455 8137 TIME...MOT...LOC 1618Z 044DEG 4KT 2458 8125 WATERSPOUT...OBSERVED HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ JAM