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Marine Weather Statement

National Weather Service Key West FL

421 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025



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421 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025



...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT...



For the following areas...

Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out

20 nm...

Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile

Bridge...

Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood

Sound...



At 421 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line

extending from Tin Can Channel to Whipray Channel to Tavernier,

moving southwest at 25 knots.



HAZARD...Wind gusts 35 to 40 knots.



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...

Coon Key, Tavernier Creek, Dump Keys, Mosquito Point, Twin Keys, End

Key, and First National Bank.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Boaters should seek safe harbor now, and remain there until

threatening weather has passed.



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LAT...LON 2517 8047 2486 8049 2485 8089 2507 8107

      2516 8081 2522 8084 2515 8072 2521 8073

      2514 8071 2521 8063 2521 8047

TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 030DEG 26KT 2514 8086 2504 8077 2504 8053 



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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