####018001591#### WHUS52 KKEY 221818 SMWKEY GMZ031-032-035-221915- /O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0067.240322T1818Z-240322T1915Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Key West FL 218 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024 The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Bay and Gulf Side from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 fathoms... Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 217 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm with possible waterspouts was located 11 nm north of Content Keys, moving east 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... East Cape Canal and East Cape Sable. 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 2484 8112 2494 8149 2510 8147 2513 8104 TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 273DEG 13KT 2497 8141 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ CLR