FZUS72 KKEY 251345

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Marine Weather Statement

National Weather Service Key West FL

945 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026



GMZ031-042-251415-

945 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026



...OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVING ACROSS THE HAWK CHANNEL AND INTO THE

FLORIDA BAY...



The areas affected include...

Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood

Sound...

Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef...



At 945 AM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists detected an

outflow boundary, capable of producing wind gusts near 30 knots.

These squalls were located along a line extending from Angelfish Key

to Blackwater Sound to Plantation Key, moving northwest at 25 knots.



Locations that will be affected include...

Buttonwood Sound, Tavernier Creek, Cowpens Cut, Blackwater Sound,

Plantation Key, North Nest Key, and Tavernier.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Prepare for squalls with wind gusts near 30 knots, locally rough and

confused seas, and potentially blinding downpours.



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LAT...LON 2529 8021 2515 8037 2516 8046 2509 8045

      2506 8048 2508 8045 2511 8041 2487 8061

      2492 8063 2494 8061 2494 8062 2493 8063

      2501 8066 2524 8047 2530 8039 2524 8032

      2532 8027



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