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Special Marine Warning issued October 18 at 2:16AM EDT until October 18 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Key West FL

Special Marine Warning · Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 06:16 UTC
First saved by us: 18 October 2026 at 06:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 18 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Key West FL · Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 18 October 2026 at 07:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 18 October 2026 at 06:16 UTC / 18 October 2026 at 07:00 UTC

Archived official description

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 300 AM EDT. * At 216 AM EDT, a possible strong waterspout was located near W Tower, moving south at 5 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts. SOURCE...National Weather Service Meteorologist. IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats, cause considerable damage to vessels and create suddenly higher waves. * The possible strong waterspout will remain over mainly open waters.

Instructions in this archived message

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

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First saved record · 18 October 2026 at 06:17 UTC

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18 October 2026 at 06:17 UTC

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Our first saved version of Special Marine Warning issued October 18 at 2:16AM EDT until October 18 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Key West FL. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 06:16 UTC

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