Marine Weather Statement

Description

The areas affected include... Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal out 20 nm... Bay and Gulf Side from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 fathoms... Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound... Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef... At 617 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists detected a disorganized cluster of strong thunderstorms, capable of producing wind gusts near 30 knots. These thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Annette Key to Little Pine Key to near Sombrero Key Light to 7 nm southwest of East Washerwoman Shoal Light, moving northeast at 15 knots. Locations that will be affected include... Big Pine Shoal, Annette Key, Howe Key, Bonefish Tower, Tennessee Reef Light, Money Key, and Cooks Island.

Affected areas

• Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound
• Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge
• Gulf of America from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms
• Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef
• Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef
• Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef
• Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM
• Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM

Public contact

Issuer

NWS Key West FL

Website

http://www.weather.gov