fci wrote:JonathanBelles wrote:Gust over 60 mph at NWS Miami office:
NWSMiami 61 MPH Gust at 310AM at the WFO Miami
Impressive gust for being 250+ miles to the NW of the center!!!
Where did you get that?
Pulled it off Local Storm Report section:
Local Storm Report
08/26/2012 0310 am
Sweetwater, Miami-Dade County.
Tropical storm, reported by NWS employee.
A wind gust of around 60 mph occurred at the NWS Miami
forecast office on fiu Campus associated with a squall in
advance of Isaac. Wind gust estimated by 2 NWS employees.[/quote][/quote]
I think these kind of gusts will be very sporadic. Looking at radar at this point the coverage is limited. I know where I am, according to "how close will it get"; I will be about 168 miles from the center at its closest point. So knock it down about 30 miles for Ft. Lauderdale. I look for these kinds of gusts in a few stronger squalls and sustained to be much lower for us.
Last night was a lot more fierce than tonight quite frankly.