Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued June 3 at 12:06PM EDT until June 3 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Key West FL
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 3, 2025 - 9:06am
Expires:
June 3, 2025 - 9:45am
Description:
SMWKEY
The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key
out 20 nm...
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
Buttonwood Sound...
* Until 1245 PM EDT.
* At 1206 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Whale
Harbor, moving north at 5 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher
waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours.
* Locations in the warning include...
Hens & Chickens Light, Coon Key, Whale Harbor, Cowpens Cut,
Plantation Key, Florida Bay, and Manatee Keys.
Instruction:
Boaters should seek safe harbor as quickly, and as safely as
possible. When downpours reduce visibility, slow down.
Area Description:
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound; Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef; Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Key West FL