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Marine Thunderstorm Wind March 10, 2011 · Gulf Side of the Lower Keys Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

49 mph

Measured gust (43 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 43 knots (49 mph) was measured at an automated station at the Big Coppitt Key Fire Station.

The wider storm

A squall line preceding a cold front passed southeast through the Florida Keys. Widespread gale-force wind gusts were measured throughout the island chain and surrounding coastal waters. The U.S. Coast Guard reported 15 responses to distressed boaters in a two-hour period, including two damaged vessels.

Began near Key West (24.5979, -81.6558).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 282261. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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