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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind August 1, 2017 · Gulf of Mexico Including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel, Gulf of Mexico

53 mph

Measured gust (46 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 46 knots was measured by the NOAA Research Vessel Nancy Foster about 5 miles west-southwest of Dry Tortugas Light. The observation was made by a NWS employee deployed onboard to provide weather decision support.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms along a small convergence boundary produced gale-force wind gusts near Dry Tortugas.

Began near Dry Tortugas Light (24.6100, -83.0000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 721035. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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