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Marine Weather Statement

National Weather Service Key West FL

951 AM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026



GMZ031-032-042-043-052-053-131445-

951 AM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026



...WATERSPOUT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF THE 

UPPER KEYS...



The areas affected include...

Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to west end of

Seven Mile Bridge out 20 nm...

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

Bridge...

Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood

Sound...



At 949 AM EDT, a public source reported a potential waterspout... 

This potential waterspout was located by Alligator Reef Light.



Locations that will be affected include...

Whale Harbor, Tennessee Reef Light, Twin Keys, Steam Boat Channel,

Cotton Key, Alligator Reef Light, and Hens & Chickens Light.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Environmental conditions favor waterspout formation. A waterspout

would most likely appear beneath a dark, flat bottom of a building

cumulus line, just at the hint of rain. If you see a waterspout, stay

away, and call in the report to your Florida Keys National Weather

Service, at 3 0 5 2 9 5 1 3 1 6 extension 3.



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LAT...LON 2501 8052 2501 8054 2498 8055 2495 8061

      2494 8061 2495 8059 2495 8057 2501 8051

      2487 8038 2472 8078 2486 8088 2510 8060



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