NWS Key West FLMA.W 0283September 18, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel
The National Weather Service office in Key West issued a special marine warning for Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel, which was in force until 7:45 p.m. local time on September 18. It was the 283rd special marine warning the NWS office in Key West issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 36 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Key West FL
- Area
- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:09 p.m. EDT, September 18, 2026
- Expires
- 7:45 p.m. EDT, September 18, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KKEY MA.W 0283
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
NWS notices, September 2026The latest from the National Weather Service
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The notice as issued
SMWKEY The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 709 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near W Tower, moving south at 10 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. * Locations in the warning include... W Tower.
What the agency told people to do
Boaters should seek safe harbor as quickly, and as safely as possible. When downpours reduce visibility, slow down. Intense and continuous lightning is occurring with this storm. Stay low, or go below. Lower VHF antenna, outriggers, fishing rods, and umbrellas.
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