Capt. JG wrote:
14 kts? Certainly not steady at 17-20.

The Kings Point station (about 1.6 miles south of City and Hart
Islands) was reading 8-10, gusting to 12-13 much of the afternoon.
However, between 3:30 and 6, there were some stronger gusts, as strong
as 16 and 17 knots. The steady wind was not over 11 knots after 3:42.

This is from a NOAA station that records every 6 minutes.

http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/dat...rmat=View+Data
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