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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind August 21, 2012 · Bayside and Gulfside From Craig Key To Halfmoon Shoal Out To 5 Fathoms, Gulf of Mexico

45 mph

Measured gust (39 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 39 knots was measured at the Weatherflow automated station at Smith Shoal Light.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Key West (24.7100, -81.9200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 411244. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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