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Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Pt Washington To North Pt Lt Wi, Lake Michigan

2012-09-04 · near Port Washington, Pt Washington To North Pt Lt Wi, Lake Michigan

40 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

The C-Man station at the Port Washington harbor (PWAW3) reported 10 minutes of wind gusts of 35 to 40 knots. Sustained winds at the time were 25 to 32 knots. The main line of thunderstorms had already pushed through the area. These strong winds were caused by lingering gusty winds associated with a Wake Low event.

Wider weather episode

A broken line of thunderstorms with a few embedded strong thunderstorms moved across the near shore waters of Lake Michigan off southeast Wisconsin. These thunderstorms caused several wind gusts exceeding 33 knots. Gusty winds lingering behind the line of the thunderstorms also caused a few high wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 397711. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.