Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Fernandina Beach To St Augustine Fl 20 To 60nm, Atlantic South

2011-03-09 · near Buoy 41012, Fernandina Beach To St Augustine Fl 20 To 60nm, Atlantic South

Event narrative

Bouy 41012 43 NM east of St. Augustine measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 47 mph from the northwest.

Wider weather episode

A band of pre-frontal showers and thunderstorms moved offshore of the northeast Atlantic coast during the late evening when the surface front phased with the trailing lobe of positive vorticity advection under the lifting upper level trough. Increased instability over the Atlantic waters increased thunderstorm wind gust potential.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 281788. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.