Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Gulf of Mexico Including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel, Gulf of Mexico
2018-04-15 · near Dry Tortugas Light, Gulf of Mexico Including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel, Gulf of Mexico
38 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A wind gust of 38 knots from the west-northwest was measured at Pulaski Shoal Light.
Wider weather episode
A squall line in advance of an east-ward moving cold front in the southeast Gulf of Mexico swept through the Florida Keys. The squall line produced widespread gale-force wind gusts in as it moved from Dry Tortugas National Park during the late afternoon hours of April 15th, to Key West after sunset, and later through the upper Keys within two hours.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 754385. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.