Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind May 12, 2011 · Florida Bay, Gulf of Mexico

52 mph

Measured gust (45 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 45 knots (52 mph) was measured at the Marathon Airport ASOS.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed along the Atlantic coast seabreeze in south mainland Florida, intersecting with a moisture convergence boundary rotating southward around a large western Atlantic upper-level low pressure area. The general northerly steering flow allowed strong thunderstorms to move south across Florida Bay. Several gale-force wind gusts accompanied the thunderstorms in the vicinity of Marathon.

Began near Marathon (24.7264, -81.0478).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 305939. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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