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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Key West FL

806 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026



The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel...

  Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 nm west of Dry

  Tortugas out 20 nm...



* Until 830 AM EDT.



* At 806 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Tortugas

  Ecological Reserve South, moving west at 10 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...

  Tortugas Ecological Reserve South.



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 2444 8329 2461 8325 2450 8299 2433 8304

      2435 8329

TIME...MOT...LOC 1206Z 103DEG 8KT 2445 8311



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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