Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Florida Bay Including Blackwater and Buttonwood Sounds, Gulf of Mexico
2012-08-21 · near Layton, Florida Bay Including Blackwater and Buttonwood Sounds, Gulf of Mexico
38 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A wind gust of 38 knots was measured at Long Key Light.
Wider weather episode
Numerous showers and thunderstorms moved north from the Florida Straits and over much of the Lower and Middle Florida Keys. Scattered gale-force wind gusts occurred with the thunderstorms, which were associated with several mesoscale boundaries embedded within deep tropical moisture.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 411242. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.