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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
409 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

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 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas out 20 nm...
  Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
  out to 5 fathoms...
  Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel...
  Gulf Waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 nm out and
  beyond 5 fathoms...

* Until 500 AM EDT.

* At 409 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 nm southeast of
  Fort Jefferson, moving east at 20 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher 
           waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours.

* Locations in the warning include...
  Fort Jefferson, Rebecca Shoal Light, Halfmoon Shoal Light, Tortugas
  Ecological Reserve South, and Dry Tortugas 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.

&&

LAT...LON 2463 8320 2466 8243 2438 8242 2432 8324
TIME...MOT...LOC 0809Z 267DEG 21KT 2450 8280 

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

$$

AJP