Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Waters From Baffin Bay To Pt Mansfield Tx Ext From 20 To 60nm, Gulf of Mexico

2015-06-30 · near S Baffin Bay, Waters From Baffin Bay To Pt Mansfield Tx Ext From 20 To 60nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

Buoy 42020 reported numerous thunderstorm wind gusts of 34 knots or greater, with a peak wind gust of 42 knots.

Wider weather episode

A weak 500 mb low/inverted trough stretched over northeast Mexico and Deep South Texas brought a plume of low to mid-level moisture across the western Gulf of Mexico and across the Lower Texas Coastal Waters. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed and moved north over the Gulf of Mexico waters and the Laguna Madre, some with gale force wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 591609. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.