Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Hawk Channel From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

2023-11-16 · near Carysfort Reef Light, Hawk Channel From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A convective wind gust out of the northeast at 75 knots was measured by a Weatherflow Station at Carysfort Reef Light. The 5-minute average sustained wind was 67 knots at the time.

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 1149831. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.