Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Hawk Channel From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico
2024-02-04 · near Carysfort Reef Light, Hawk Channel From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico
45 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A wind gust of 45 knots was measured at the Carysfort Reef Light WeatherFlow station.
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 1165354. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.