Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Florida Bay Including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound, Gulf of Mexico
2017-07-30 · near Plantation Key, Florida Bay Including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound, Gulf of Mexico
36 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A wind gust of 36 knots was measured at the U.S. Coast Guard Station Islamorada on Plantation Key.
Wider weather episode
A few waterspouts and isolated gale-force wind gusts associated with scattered thunderstorms occurred near the Middle and Upper Florida Keys. Deep southwest flow allowed long convective convergence lines to develop in the lee of the Lower and Middle Florida Keys.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 717182. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.