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

2025-06-24 · near Big Coppitt Key, Hawk Channel From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To Halfmoon Shoal Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

35 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

An east-northeast wind gust of 35 knots was measured at the Naval Air Station Key West Boca Chica Field.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed as high moisture content air in the lower to mid troposphere pushed westward over the Florida Keys on the western flank of an approaching upper level low pressure system over eastern Cuba. Isolated gale-force wind gusts and a waterspout occurred in association with the thunderstorms as they moved westward along the Lower Keys coastal waters.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1277533. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.