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 Sand Key Light, Hawk Channel From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To Halfmoon Shoal Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

An east wind gust of 39 knots was observed at the new navigational beacon near Sand Key Light.

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 1245145. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.