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Marine High Wind — Coastal Waters From Boothville Louisiana To Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

2020-04-19 · near Main Pass 140 Awos (kmis), Coastal Waters From Boothville Louisiana To Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

49 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Station KMIS in Main Pass Block 140B measured a 41 knot sustained wind with a gust to 49 knots as an apparent wind bore moved across the coastal waters.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 887105. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.