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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Key West FL

1016 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026



The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out

  to the reef...

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

  Bridge...

  Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and

  Buttonwood Sound...

  Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 nm...



* Until 1045 PM EDT.



* At 1015 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from Card Sound to near Jewfish Creek to Tavernier,

  moving northwest to north at 20 knots.



  HAZARD...Wind gusts near 40 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...

  Buttonwood Sound, Coon Key, Tavernier Creek, Dump Keys, Mosquito

  Point, Twin Keys, and End Key.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Boaters should seek safe harbor as quickly, and as safely as

possible. When downpours reduce visibility, slow down.



Intense and continuous lightning is occurring with these storms. Stay

low, or go below. Lower VHF antenna, outriggers, fishing rods, and

umbrellas.



&&



LAT...LON 2529 8021 2516 8035 2472 8060 2506 8112

      2512 8108 2517 8083 2522 8084 2515 8072

      2521 8073 2514 8071 2524 8057 2520 8050

      2530 8039 2527 8033 2516 8046 2513 8042

      2532 8027

TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 127DEG 21KT 2532 8029 2521 8042 2504 8053



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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