Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Florida Bay Including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound, Gulf of Mexico
2017-06-19 · near Plantation Key, Florida Bay Including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound, Gulf of Mexico
43 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A wind gust of 43 knots was measured during the passage of a rain squall at the U.S. Coast Guard Station Islamorada on Plantation Key.
Wider weather episode
A warm-core low pressure system over of the southern Gulf of Mexico helped focus a convective band through the Florida Straits and southeast Gulf of Mexico. A few areas of convective gale-force winds were observed, along with a brief episode of gale-force non-convective winds over the western Florida Straits.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 711084. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.