2 products issued by NWS for: 4NM WNW Alligator Reef Light FL
Marine Weather Statement
Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Key West FL
1220 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025
GMZ031-032-035-042>044-052>054-091700-
1220 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025
...STRONG CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING NEARSHORE WATERS
OFF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...
The areas affected include...
Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef 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...
At 1218 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists detected a a
strong thunderstorm, capable of producing wind gusts near 30 knots.
This thunderstorm was located over Tennessee Reef Light, moving west
at 10 knots.
Locations that will be affected include...
Tavernier Creek, Bonefish Tower, Tennessee Reef Light, French Ref,
Twin Keys, Money Key, and Cotton Key.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare for thunderstorms with wind gusts near 30 knots, locally
rough and confused seas, occasional lightning strikes, and
potentially blinding downpours. Get to a safe port as quickly, and as
safely as possible. When downpours reduce visibility, slow down.
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LAT...LON 2506 8018 2444 8107 2466 8136 2467 8134
2470 8137 2469 8138 2467 8137 2469 8140
2496 8093 2501 8054 2500 8054 2494 8061
2495 8057 2502 8052
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Short Term Forecast
Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1158 AM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025 FLZ076>078-GMZ031-042>044-052>054-072>074-091700- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound-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 Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- 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- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 1158 AM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025 .NOW... Through 100 pm, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will move generally to the southwest at 10 to 15 knots across Hawk Channel and the Florida Straits south of the Island Chain, as well as the Middle and Upper Keys and the adjacent Florida Bay. The strongest activity in the Straits of Florida south of the Middle and Upper Keys will approach Hawk Channel and then the Island Chain, capable of producing blinding downpours, wind gusts 25 to 30 knots, and occasional cloud to surface lightning strikes. Several island communities between Pigeon Key and Tavernier can expect between a quarter to one half of an inch of rainfall. $$