128 WHUS52 KKEY 021605 SMWKEY GMZ073-074-021630- /O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0323.261002T1605Z-261002T1630Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Key West FL 1205 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Straits of Florida from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 nm out... * Until 1230 PM EDT. * At 1205 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 20 nm southeast of Wood's Wall East Crack, moving northwest at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 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. * The strong thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters. 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. Intense and continuous lightning is occurring with this storm. Stay low, or go below. Lower VHF antenna, outriggers, fishing rods, and umbrellas. && LAT...LON 2392 8091 2382 8102 2403 8152 2423 8126 TIME...MOT...LOC 1605Z 127DEG 16KT 2404 8129 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ DP  984 FZUS72 KKEY 021624 MWSKEY Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service Key West FL 1224 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 GMZ073-074-021630- /O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0323.000000T0000Z-261002T1630Z/ 1224 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT... For the following areas... Straits of Florida from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 nm out... At 1224 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 15 nm southeast of Wood's Wall East Crack, moving northwest at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...National Weather Service Meteorologist. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours. The strong thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare for wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, steep and fast-building seas, frequent lightning strikes, and blinding downpours. Stay low or go below, and make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. Intense and continuous lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water, stay low or go below. && LAT...LON 2396 8096 2386 8105 2405 8150 2423 8126 TIME...MOT...LOC 1624Z 127DEG 16KT 2409 8136 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ DP  620 WHUS52 KTAE 021635 SMWTAE GMZ730-735-751-752-755-765-770-775-021830- /O.NEW.KTAE.MA.W.0412.261002T1635Z-261002T1830Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1235 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm... Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm... Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM... St. Andrews Bay Waterways... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 230 PM EDT/130 PM CDT/. * At 1235 PM EDT/1135 AM CDT/, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 18 nm southwest of Panama City Beach to Port St. Joe to 6 nm southwest of St George Island to 14 nm southeast of S Tower, moving north at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots...suddenly higher waves...frequent lightning...and heavy downpours. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. * Locations impacted include... O Tower, Santa Rosa Beach, Mexico Beach, S Tower, St George Island, Miramar Beach, K Tower, Port St. Joe, V Tower, Panama City Beach, Laguna Beach, Apalachicola, Sandestin, Cape San Blas, and Marker 24 Barge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 3038 8556 3032 8547 3019 8560 3012 8536 3004 8533 2999 8541 2982 8526 2973 8525 2976 8504 2986 8486 2981 8480 2995 8450 3006 8442 2974 8404 2925 8390 2900 8435 2946 8491 2966 8534 2983 8613 3038 8640 TIME...MOT...LOC 1635Z 173DEG 13KT 2998 8609 2982 8531 2956 8492 2913 8443 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ 33  157 FZUS72 KMLB 021655 MWSMLB Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service Melbourne FL 1255 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 AMZ550-021800- 1255 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATERS... The areas affected include... Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm... At 1254 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm, capable of producing winds to around 30 knots. This thunderstorm was located near Holly Hill, moving northwest at 10 knots. Additional developing storms across the near shore Volusia waters will also bring gusty winds, potential lightning strikes, and heavy rainfall. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners can expect gusty winds to around 30 knots, locally higher waves, and lightning strikes. Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass. && LAT...LON 2942 8113 2943 8110 2944 8111 2943 8112 2945 8111 2945 8112 2946 8113 2947 8104 2948 8075 2929 8066 2922 8061 2899 8048 2892 8090 2938 8113 $$ Sedlock