Marine Tropical Storm — Freeport To Matagorda Ship Chnl Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

2020-10-09 · Freeport To Matagorda Ship Chnl Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

Hurricane Delta produced sustained tropical storm force winds across the marine areas including the coastal waters. Gusts to near hurricane force occurred across NE zones east of High Island. Tropical storm force sustained winds were observed at Buoy 42019. The highest observed winds at Buoy 42019 were max sustained winds 36 knots and maximum wind gusts 52 knots. Tropical Storm force winds were also observed in the nearshore waters at the Brazos buoy, KBQX.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Delta made landfall along the southwest Louisiana coast. The hurricane brought high surf, elevated tides and some sustained winds and wind gusts to tropical storm and hurricane force over Galveston Bay, along the SE Texas coast, and the adjacent coastal waters.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 925573. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.