The areas affected include... Gulf Waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 nm out and beyond 5 fathoms... 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...
At 930 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists detected a strong thunderstorm, capable of producing wind gusts near 30 knots. This thunderstorm was located near Smith Shoal Light, moving west at 10 knots.
Locations that will be affected include... Marquesas Keys, Smith Shoal Light, Ellis Rock Light, Northwest Channel Buoy 1, and Cottrell Key.