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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
414 PM EDT Sun Oct 13 2024

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel...

* Until 500 PM EDT.
		
* At 414 PM EDT, a possible waterspout was located near Pulaski Shoal
  Light. The possible waterspout was nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...National Weather Service Meteorologist.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats, cause 
           considerable damage to vessels and create suddenly higher 
           waves. Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly 
           higher waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours.

* The possible waterspout 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.

Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous
seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.

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LAT...LON 2482 8289 2489 8274 2472 8266 2466 8289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 345DEG 5KT 2478 8282 

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

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