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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Key West FL

1232 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

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

  Bridge...

  Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and

  Buttonwood Sound...



* Until 100 AM EDT.



* At 1232 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 nm west of

  Oxfoot Bank Light, moving east at 25 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...

  Sandy Key, Oxfoot Bank Light, Man Of War Key, Sprigger Bank Light,

  Channel Key Pass Light, and Carl Ross Key.



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 2506 8089 2479 8091 2486 8130 2504 8122

TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 276DEG 26KT 2494 8115 



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



$$



AJP