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

2024-02-04 · 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 wind gust of 37 knots was measured at the Sombrero Key navigational light.

Wider weather episode

A deep, negatively-tilted upper trough and a pre-existing mesoscale convective vorticity maximum over the eastern Gulf of Mexico aided in the formation of a squall line, which moved rapidly through the length of the Florida Keys from west to east.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1165353. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.