Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued September 19 at 8:05PM EDT until September 19 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Key West FL
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 19, 2024 - 5:05pm
Expires:
September 19, 2024 - 5:45pm
Description:
For the following areas...
Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile
Bridge to 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas out 20 nm...
Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to 5 fathoms...
Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel...
Gulf Waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 nm out and
beyond 5 fathoms...
At 804 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Halfmoon Shoal Light to 6 nm southeast of Fort
Jefferson. The strong thunderstorms were nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
SOURCE...National Weather Service Meteorologist.
IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher
waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours.
Locations in the warning include...
Fort Jefferson, Rebecca Shoal Light, Halfmoon Shoal Light,
Twenty-Eight Foot Shoal Light, and Dry Tortugas Light.
Instruction:
Prepare for wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, steep and fast-building
seas, frequent lightning strikes, and blinding downpours. Stay low or
go below, and make sure all on board are wearing life jackets.
Area Description:
Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms; Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel; Gulf of Mexico from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms; Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef; Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM; Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Key West FL