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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind April 16, 2023 · Gulf of Mexico From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To Halfmoon Shoal Out To 5 Fathoms, Gulf of Mexico

46 mph

Measured gust (40 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A wind gust of 40 knots was measured by a WeatherFlow station at the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Key West.

The wider storm

Gale-force wind gusts occurred in the Lower Florida Keys coastal waters as showers and thunderstorms moved rapidly northeast from the western Straits of Florida. A cold front was approaching from the northwest over the offshore southeast Gulf of Mexico.

Began near Key West (24.5671, -81.7979).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1097510. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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