Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Coastal Waters From Baffin Bay To Pt Mansfield Tx Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

2023-10-05 · near S Baffin Bay, Coastal Waters From Baffin Bay To Pt Mansfield Tx Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

The TCOON platform at Realitos Peninsula recorded a peak wind gust of 40 knots between 254 and 3 PM CDT. Start time of gale force winds (35 knots) began at 248 PM.

Wider weather episode

A line/cluster of strong thunderstorms developed along the Coastal Bend and surged southward along the Lower Texas coast, producing gale-force wind gusts along Laguna Madre and the Lower Texas Gulf waters in spots out toward 60 nautical miles during the afternoon of October 5th. Brief torrential rainfall and frequent lightning accompanied the storms, but there were no known damage reports.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1145286. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.