Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Cocoa Beach To Jupiter Inlet Fl Out 20nm, Atlantic South
2015-08-29 · near Sebastian Inlet, Cocoa Beach To Jupiter Inlet Fl Out 20nm, Atlantic South
Event narrative
A Weatherflow station at the Aquarina Research and Development Lab in Melbourne Beach recorded a peak gust of 49 knots from the east as a thunderstorm moved onshore from the Atlantic. One minute later, a nearby Weatherflow station on the Indian River Lagoon at Rocky Point measured a 40 knot wind from the southeast.
Wider weather episode
Scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms moved onshore the coast during the evening and produced strong wind gusts over the near shore Atlantic and intracoastal waterways of Brevard and St. Lucie Counties.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 596319. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.