Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Coastal Waters From Port Fourchon Louisiana To Lower Atchafalaya River Louisiana From 20 To 60 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

2024-02-03 · near South Timbalier 301b Awos (kstz), Coastal Waters From Port Fourchon Louisiana To Lower Atchafalaya River Louisiana From 20 To 60 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

AWOS station KPZZ measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 46 knots or 53 mph.

Wider weather episode

A surface low developed in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. As this low and developing cold front appendant to it tracked east along the northern Gulf Coast, a wide swath of showers and coastal thunderstorms moved across the coastal waters. Lightning data showed that the vast majority of storms to be offshore, where the warm sector was. It's in this area that the storms were able to utilize available elevated instability. Further buoyancy from pressure height falls as the surface low moves in closer and mid-level heights fall enhanced robustness of thunderstorms. Several marine locations recorded severe wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1162345. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.