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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Key West FL

240 AM EDT Sun May 3 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 330 AM EDT.



* At 239 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 nm southwest of

  Dry Tortugas Light, or 9 nm south of Tortugas Ecological Reserve

  North, moving east at 10 knots.



  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher 

           waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours.



* Locations in the warning include...

  Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Pulaski Shoal Light, and Dry Tortugas

  Light.



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 2468 8312 2473 8277 2443 8276 2444 8315

TIME...MOT...LOC 0639Z 264DEG 12KT 2457 8304 



HAIL...<.75IN

WIND...>34KTS



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AJP