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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
543 AM EDT Wed Jun 4 2025

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to west end of Seven Mile Bridge
  20 to 60 nm out...

* Until 645 AM EDT.

* At 543 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms with possible waterspouts were
  located along a line extending from 25 nm east of Floyd's Wall
  Northeast to 13 nm southeast of Floyd's Wall Southwest to 13 nm
  northwest of Elbow Cay, moving northwest at 10 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...
  Elbow Cay.

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 2418 7994 2396 8027 2394 8026 2391 8031
      2388 8038 2431 8072 2437 8036 2441 8026
      2478 7977 2452 7960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0943Z 142DEG 8KT 2464 7976 2440 8014 2427 8030 2417
8048

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

$$

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