Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Matagorda Ship Chnl To Pt Aransas Tx 20 To 60nm, Gulf of Mexico

2019-05-03 to 2019-05-04 · near Pltfm 17se Prt Arnsas, Matagorda Ship Chnl To Pt Aransas Tx 20 To 60nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

Mustang Island platform AWOS measured a gust to 41 knots.

Wider weather episode

Another mesoscale convective system developed over south central Texas during the late afternoon and early evening of the 3rd. The line of storms moved southeast into south Texas in the evening and reached the coastal waters by late evening. The storms produced wind gusts between 35 and 45 knots over the coastal waters of the Middle Texas coast during the late evening hours of the 3rd into the early morning hours of the 4th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 825133. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.