Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Coastal Waters From Boothville Louisiana To Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

2023-04-16 · near Pilots Station (pstl1), Coastal Waters From Boothville Louisiana To Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

C-MAN station PILL1 Pilottown measured a peak wind gust of or 47 mph or 41kts from thunderstorm winds.

Wider weather episode

As a cold front approached the local area from the west, the local environment became primed for thunderstorms to develop with warmth and instability increasing. Thunderstorms developed along and ahead of this boundary. Several portions of the line of storms produced severe winds across the local coastal waters.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1096156. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.