Marine Weather Statement for 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 +2 more
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What you need to know
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- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound, Gulf of America 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
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What is happening
The areas affected include... Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge 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 149 PM EDT, National Weather...
What the bulletin says to do
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. Environmental conditions favor waterspout formation. A waterspout would most likely appear beneath a dark, flat bottom of a building cumulus line, just at the hint of rain. If you see a waterspout, stay away, and call in the report to your Florida Keys National Weather Service, at 3 0 5 2 9 5 1 3 1 6 extension 3.
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Bulletin details
The areas affected include... Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge 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 149 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists detected conditions favorable for waterspout formation along an island cloud line north of the Island Chain. A trained spotter reported a waterspout in the vicinity of Sugarloaf Key with a defined spray ring. Conditions will be favorable for additional waterspout formation. Locations that will be affected include... Coon Key, Annette Key, Howe Key, Twin Keys, Snipe Point, Cottrell Key, and End Key.
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Marine Weather Statement issued August 4 at 1:52PM EDT by NWS Key West FL
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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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