Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Hawk Channel From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

2025-06-02 · near Alligator Reef Light, Hawk Channel From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A wind gust of 34 knots was measured by a WeatherFlow station at the Florida Keys Electric Cooperative Islamorada Substation.

Wider weather episode

Scattered gale-force wind gusts occurred in association with thunderstorms that developed over the Upper Florida Keys and adjacent coastal waters. These thunderstorms were well south of a stationary frontal boundary positioned across the central Florida peninsula, as the western portion of a ridge across the western north Atlantic moved northward.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1277518. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.