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Marine Thunderstorm Wind August 28, 2017 · Gulf of Mexico Including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel, Gulf of Mexico

40 mph

Measured gust (35 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 35 knots was measured at Pulaski Shoal Light.

The wider storm

Isolated gale-force wind gusts were observed northwest of Key West as scattered thunderstorms developed along a convergence zone between a narrow ridge of high pressure over the Florida Straits and a surface trough of low pressure over central Florida.

Began near Dry Tortugas Light (24.6930, -82.7730).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 721052. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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