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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
216 PM EST SUN FEB 5 2012

GMZ032>034-043-044-053>055-073>075-052030-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO
5 FATHOMS-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS-
GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO
THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE
OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS
OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE
20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS
20 TO 60 NM OUT-
216 PM EST SUN FEB 5 2012

...HEAVY SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS THE
IMMEDIATE GULF WATERS NORTH AND ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTH AND WEST OF THE
LOWER KEYS...

AT 215 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTS A
LARGE CLUSTER OF HEAVY SHOWERS IN THE GULF WATERS 25 NM NORTH OF THE
CONTENT KEYS TO COTTRELL KEY...AS WELL AS LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS WITH
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS REMAINING IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS WITHIN 30 NM OFF
OF THE FLORIDA REEF BETWEEN BIG PINE SHOAL AND TWENTY EIGHT FOOT
SHOAL LIGHT. THROUGH 330 PM...MARINERS IN THE PATH OF THE STRONGEST
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL LIKELY ENCOUNTER PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL
ACCOMPANIED BY VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE NAUTICAL MILE...ISOLATED WIND
GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING
STRIKES...AND LOCALLY ROUGH AND CONFUSED SEAS. INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTH NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15
KNOTS.

BOATING SAFETY BEGINS ON SHORE WITH ADVANCE PLANNING. BEFORE SETTING
OUT TO SEA...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS... ADVISORIES...AND
WARNINGS FOR YOUR BOATING AREA.


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FUTTERMAN