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Marine High Wind April 19, 2020 · Coastal Waters From Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River To Port Fourchon Louisiana From 20 To 60 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

67 mph

Measured gust (58 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Station KMDJ in Mississippi Canyon Block 311A measured sustained winds of 38 to 47 knots with gusts of 40 to 58 knots between 1035CDT and 1235CDT, due to a convectively induced wind bore.

The wider storm

Strong low pressure moved from the Texas Panhandle early on the 19th to Georgia on the 20th. A strong cold front combined with a very moist and unstable atmosphere to produce severe weather across south Mississippi, southeast Louisiana and the adjacent coastal waters during the daylight hours on the 19th into the early morning hours of the 20th.

Began near Mississippi Canyon Oil Platform 311a (kmdj) (28.6400, -89.7900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 887103. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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