Special Marine Warning in County, Florida
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
9/29/2026 5:02:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
9/29/2026 5:02:00 PM until 9/29/2026 6:00:00 PM
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 600 PM EDT.
* At 501 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Dry Tortugas
Light, or near Fort Jefferson, moving north at 25 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...
Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Pulaski Shoal Light, W Tower, Dry
Tortugas Light, and Tortugas Ecological Reserve North.