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

2025-08-06 · near American Shoal Light, Hawk Channel From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To Halfmoon Shoal Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A northeast wind gust of 34 knots was recorded by a WeatherFlow station at American Shoal Light.

Wider weather episode

Two deep thunderstorm cells in the coastal waters off southwest Florida produced outflow boundaries which focused new thunderstorm development. Several gale-force wind gusts occurred as the thunderstorms moved south-southwest from the Gulf side to oceanside of the Lower Florida Keys.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1292805. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.