####018001381#### WHUS52 KKEY 231312 SMWKEY GMZ033-034-231400- /O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0107.240323T1312Z-240323T1400Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Key West FL 912 AM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024 The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... 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 1000 AM EDT. * At 909 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 10 nm east of W Tower, moving east at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...National Weather Service Meteorologist. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours. * Locations in the warning include... W Tower. 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 2519 8208 2475 8210 2470 8282 2496 8280 2502 8261 2503 8232 2510 8235 TIME...MOT...LOC 1309Z 265DEG 20KT 2489 8253 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ JAM