Marine Tropical Storm — Sebastian Inlet To Jupiter Inlet 20-60nm, Atlantic South

2022-09-28 to 2022-09-30 · Sebastian Inlet To Jupiter Inlet 20-60nm, Atlantic South

Event narrative

Hurricane Ian's slow movement and large wind field led to a long period of tropical storm force winds offshore the Treasure Coast. A Scripps buoy just east of Fort Pierce measured seas up to 11 feet, and NOAA buoy 41009 located 20 miles offshore Port Canaveral recorded seas of 15 to 20 feet. Similar seas likely occurred over the offshore waters of the Treasure Coast.

Wider weather episode

After making landfall as a major hurricane in southwest Florida, Ian moved northeast across the peninsula and emerged into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Canaveral as a tropical storm. Ian was then upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane as the center moved further offshore and was about 65 miles east of Daytona Beach. Ian's slow movement and large wind field led to a long period of tropical storm force winds and occasional hurricane force gusts in squalls, as well as high seas, over the east central Florida Atlantic waters.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1057693. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.