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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind August 17, 2016 · Coastal Waters From Baffin Bay To Pt Mansfield Tx Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

40 mph
Measured gust (35 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Buoy 42020 reported a gale force wind gust of 35 knots.

The wider storm

The combination of tropical moisture and and upper level low moving across the area allowed for scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop across the lower Texas Gulf waters. Some of these became strong and produced wind gusts of gale force.

Began near S Baffin Bay (26.9680, -96.6940).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 657935. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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