Special Marine Warning for Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef; Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM; Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM +3 more

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For the following areas... Straits of Florida from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal out 60 nm... Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef... Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 nm out... At 638 PM EDT, a strong outflow boundary associated with an area of thunderstorms was located along a line extending from near American Shoal Light to 11 nm northwest of Marathon Humps to 15 nm northwest of Elbow Cay, moving northeast at 30 knots. 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... Looe Key Light, Big Pine Shoal, Marathon Humps, Pelican Shoal, East Sambo, and American Shoal Light.