048
FZUS72 KMFL 090126
MWSMFL
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
926 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 2025
GMZ656-657-676-090230-
926 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 2025
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE GULF WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE FL OUT 20 NM...
WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
AT 926 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 NM SOUTH OF SANIBEL TO 8 NM
NORTHWEST OF D TOWER. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK
SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY. REMAIN ON THE ALERT IN
CASE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR WATERSPOUT DEVELOPMENT.
LAT...LON 2630 8193 2511 8128 2510 8149 2518 8152
2537 8153 2551 8167 2553 8181 2560 8194
2553 8228 2611 8249
RAG
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page