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Marine Weather Statement
Issued: 10:18 PM Sep. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
...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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