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

2025-03-29 · near Big Coppitt Key, Hawk Channel From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To Halfmoon Shoal Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A wind gust of 35 knots was observed at the Naval Air Station Key West Boca Chica Field.

Wider weather episode

A rapid increase in tropical moisture depth transporting northward along the southwest flank of a large lower tropospheric Northwestern Atlantic Ridge resulted a training convective cells across the Lower Florida Keys from Key West through Sugarloaf Key. Gale-force wind gusts occurred as the result of thunderstorm outflows projecting northwest across the coastal waters.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1245144. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.