Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Hawk Channel From Craig Key To West End of Seven Mile Bridge Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

2024-03-23 · near Duck Key, Hawk Channel From Craig Key To West End of Seven Mile Bridge Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A wind gust of 40 knots was measured at the Marathon Key WeatherFlow station.

Wider weather episode

Two distinct rounds of deep, convective organization passed through the Florida Keys as a large upper-level low pressure system slowly evolved over the northern Gulf of Mexico. Scattered to numerous gale-force wind gusts were recorded by coastal weather instrumentation due to thunderstorm outflow.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1170824. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.