NWS Key West FLMA.W 0090May 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out and Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to
The National Weather Service office in Key West issued a special marine warning for Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out and Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on May 27. It was the 90th special marine warning the NWS office in Key West issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 56 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
- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out and Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:04 p.m. EDT, May 27, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. EDT, May 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KKEY MA.W 0090
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWKEY The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 nm out... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 503 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 53 nm south of Twenty-Eight Foot Shoal Light to 50 nm southwest of Wood's Wall West Crack, moving north at 10 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail. SOURCE...National Weather Service Meteorologist. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours. * Strong thunderstorms will remain over mainly open waters.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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