Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind December 5, 2009 · Key W To Dry Tortugas Waters, Gulf of Mexico

44 mph

Measured gust (38 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A wind gust of 38 knots was measured from the west at the Sand Key Light C-MAN station in association with a passing squall line.

A squall line developed in advance of a cold front, causing several gale-force wind gusts along the reef offshore the Florida Keys.

Began near Key West (24.4600, -81.8800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 209117. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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