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

2024-08-09 · near Sand Key Light, Hawk Channel From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To Halfmoon Shoal Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A southwest wind gust of 47 knots was measured at Sand Key Light.

Wider weather episode

Several gale-force wind gusts were observed in the coastal waters surrounding the Lower Florida Keys as a convectively-active outflow boundary moved quickly northward across the Straits of Florida from the north Cuban coastline.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1214197. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.