Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Laguna Madre From 5nm N of Pt Mansfield To Baffin Bay Tx, Gulf of Mexico

2023-05-09 · near S Baffin Bay, Laguna Madre From 5nm N of Pt Mansfield To Baffin Bay Tx, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

The Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at Rincon del San Jose (RSJT2) reported wind gusts above 34 knots associated with a line of storms at 4:00AM CDT with a gust of 39 knots.

Wider weather episode

An line of thunderstorms came off Cameron County and northeastern Mexico and raced across the Lower Texas Coastal Waters early in the morning of May 9th. Measured gusts at several of the sites near South Padre Island were between 70 to 80 mph, with one gust measured at 89 mph as the line blew through. It continued until all the way through the offshore Gulf waters, where Buoy 42020 experienced wind gusts of 41 knots just before 4 AM CDT.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1086187. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.