Marine Weather Statement for Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound; Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef
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What you need to know
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- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound, Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef
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What is happening
The areas affected include... Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound... Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef... At 945 AM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists detected an outflow boundary, capable of producing wind gusts near 30 knots. These squalls...
What the bulletin says to do
Prepare for squalls with wind gusts near 30 knots, locally rough and confused seas, and potentially blinding downpours.
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Bulletin details
The areas affected include... Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound... Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef... At 945 AM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists detected an outflow boundary, capable of producing wind gusts near 30 knots. These squalls were located along a line extending from Angelfish Key to Blackwater Sound to Plantation Key, moving northwest at 25 knots. Locations that will be affected include... Buttonwood Sound, Tavernier Creek, Cowpens Cut, Blackwater Sound, Plantation Key, North Nest Key, and Tavernier.
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Marine Weather Statement issued August 25 at 9:45AM EDT by NWS Key West FL
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Key West FL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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