{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.f7b2840d58ea346aed79f2a7c713bc5c951cea6d.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Marine Weather Statement issued September 16 at 6:29PM EDT by NWS Key West FL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.f7b2840d58ea346aed79f2a7c713bc5c951cea6d.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Key West FL"},"word_count":268,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Marine Weather Statement: Marine Weather Statement issued September 16 at 6:29PM EDT by NWS Key West FL\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel; Gulf of America from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms; Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef; 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\n**Issued by:** NWS Key West FL\n**Sent:** 2026-09-16T18:29:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-16T18:29:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-16T19:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe areas affected include...\nHawk Channel and Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile\nBridge to 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas out 20 nm...\nGulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal\nout to 5 fathoms...\nGulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel...\n\nAt 628 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists detected a\nline of strong thunderstorms, capable of producing wind gusts near\n30 knots. These thunderstorms were located along a line extending\nfrom near Northwest Channel Buoy 1 to near Twenty-Eight Foot Shoal\nLight, moving west at 10 knots.\n\nLocations that will be affected include...\nMarquesas Keys, Cosgrove Shoal Light, Boca Grande, Twenty-Eight Foot\nShoal Light, and Cottrell Key.\n\n## Instructions\nPrepare for thunderstorms with wind gusts near 30 knots, locally\nrough and confused seas, occasional lightning strikes, and\npotentially blinding downpours. Get to a safe port as quickly, and as\nsafely as possible. When downpours reduce visibility, slow down."}