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 Big Coppitt Key, Hawk Channel From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To Halfmoon Shoal Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A west wind gust of 34 knots was measured at Naval Air Station Key West Boca Chica Field.

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 1292809. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.