Marine Tropical Storm — Chokoloskee To Bonita Beach Fl 20 To 60nm, Gulf of Mexico

2024-09-26 · Chokoloskee To Bonita Beach Fl 20 To 60nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

Data from hurricane hunter aircraft suggested that sustained tropical storm force winds occurred over the outer Gulf waters off Collier County on September 26th as Hurricane Helene moved north over the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

Wider weather episode

The center of Hurricane Helene passed about 200 miles west of Naples as a Category 3 hurricane moving N-NE over the eastern Gulf of Mexico around midday on Thursday, September 26th, then made landfall later that evening in the Florida Big Bend as a Category 4 hurricane. The large wind field around Helene and associated outer bands brought tropical storm force winds across the Gulf waters off Collier County on September 26th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1217131. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.