Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Hawk Channel From Craig Key To West End of Seven Mile Bridge Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

2023-11-15 · near Sombrero Key Light, Hawk Channel From Craig Key To West End of Seven Mile Bridge Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A convective east-southeast wind gust of 38 knots was measured at the navigational light near Sombrero Key.

Wider weather episode

Widespread gale- and storm-force wind gusts occurred in association with organized multi-cell thunderstorms in the southeast quadrant of a strengthening eastern Gulf of Mexico non-tropical low pressure system. During the evening of November 15th, a convective mesoscale low pressure system moved from just north of the middle Florida Keys through the Upper Florida Keys, with isolated hurricane-force wind gusts observed just offshore Key Largo. Localized coastal flooding and widespread power outages as result of the the winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1149818. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.