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Marine Thunderstorm Wind January 31, 2020 · Gulf of Mexico Including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel, Gulf of Mexico

45 mph

Measured gust (39 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 39 knots was measured at Pulaski Shoal Light.

The wider storm

A deepening low pressure area over north Florida and attendant cold front over the eastern Gulf of Mexico was accompanied by a pre-frontal trough and squall line. The squall line swept across the Florida Keys and adjacent coastal waters from west to east, accompanied by widespread gale-force wind gusts.

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 874128. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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