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Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Key West FL
156 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

GMZ031-042-043-052-053-072-073-052000-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood
Sound-Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef-
Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to
the reef-Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge
out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge
20 to 60 NM out-
156 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

...STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE EASTERN KEYS MARINE 
ZONES...

At 200 pm, a broken line of scattered showers associated with a cold
frontal passage was located across the eastern Straits of Florida 
south of the Middle Keys, oriented northeastward into the Florida Bay 
waters. This line of showers was moving to the east to southeast at 
near 25 knots. Mariners can expect heavy downpours reducing 
visibility, suddenly shifting winds to the northwest, gusts near 30 
knots, and confused seas. Once the showers pass through, sustained 
winds will freshen and turn to the northwest 20 to 25 knots.

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