Marine Tropical Depression — Biscayne Bay, Atlantic South

2023-08-29 to 2023-08-30 · Biscayne Bay, Atlantic South

Event narrative

Maximum sustained winds over Biscayne Bay were in the 30-knot range, with peak gusts in the 35-40 knot range.

Wider weather episode

The center of Hurricane Idalia passed about 180 miles west of Naples as a Category 2 moving north over the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The outermost edge of Idalia's tropical storm force wind field brought tropical storm force winds to parts of Lake Okeechobee, and near tropical storm force winds to the nearshore Atlantic waters of SE Florida.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1135179. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.