Special Marine Warning for Biscayne Bay; Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM
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SMWMFL The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Biscayne Bay... Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 934 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Soldier Key, moving west at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots...
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Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather Service. You can also share your report with NWS Miami on Facebook and Twitter.
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SMWMFL The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Biscayne Bay... Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 934 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Soldier Key, moving west at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Soldier Key, Key Biscayne, Biscayne Bay, Elliott Key, Triumph Reef, Black Point, Coral Gables, and Cape Florida.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 5 at 9:34PM EDT until August 5 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Miami FL
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Miami FL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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