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

2025-08-09 · 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 west-northwest wind gust of 34 knots was measured at a WeatherFlow station at the navigational light at American Shoal.

Wider weather episode

As an easterly wave departed to the west over the southeast Gulf of America, scattered gale-force wind gusts associated with thunderstorms occurred near the Lower Florida Keys, with an isolated waterspout offshore Islamorada.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1292808. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.