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

2025-06-04 · near Key West, 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 36 knots was measured at the Keys Energy Services Stock Island Power Plant Transmission and Distribution Facility.

Wider weather episode

A deep middle-to-upper level trough was positioned over the Gulf of America, with the western flank of a north Atlantic ridge setting up a deep veering wind direction profile over the Florida Keys. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms developed, producing scattered gale-force wind gusts over the far western Lower Florida Keys and the adjacent coastal waters.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1277527. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.