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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind February 12, 2010 · Gulf Side of the Lower Keys Out 20nm, 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 west-southwest wind gust of 38 knots (44 mph) was observed at an automated Weatherflow station at the USCG Station in Key West.

The wider storm

A fast-moving squall line moved east across the Florida Keys as a deepening low pressure system moved from the southeast Gulf of Mexico to the western North Atlantic east of the Florida Peninsula. Numerous gale-force and isolated storm-force wind gusts were observed.

Began near Key West (24.5672, -81.7984).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 217155. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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