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Marine Weather Statement

National Weather Service Key West FL

618 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026



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618 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026



...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ADJACENT WATERS OF THE MIDDLE 

KEYS...



The areas affected include...

Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal

out 20 nm...

Bay and Gulf Side from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5

fathoms...

Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood

Sound...

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



At 617 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists detected a 

disorganized cluster of strong thunderstorms, capable of producing 

wind gusts near 30 knots.

These thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near 

Annette Key to Little Pine Key to near Sombrero Key Light to 7 nm 

southwest of East Washerwoman Shoal Light, moving northeast at 15 

knots.



Locations that will be affected include...

Big Pine Shoal, Annette Key, Howe Key, Bonefish Tower, Tennessee Reef

Light, Money Key, and Cooks Island.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Prepare for rainfall rates up to INSERT RAINFALL RATE inches per

hour. Make sure bilge passages and scuppers are clean of any debris

or obstruction.



Intense and continuous lightning is occurring with these storms. Stay

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

umbrellas. Avoid open areas on islands and sandbars. Do not shelter

under tall or isolated trees on nearby mangrove islands.



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LAT...LON 2500 8090 2490 8077 2476 8072 2445 8121

      2444 8135 2453 8141 2462 8138 2465 8145

      2466 8145 2465 8144 2471 8148 2470 8148

      2475 8152 2483 8143 2502 8119



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