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Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Coastal Waters From Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River To Port Fourchon Louisiana From 20 To 60 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

2021-01-07 · near Mississippi Canyon Oil Platform 311a (kmdj), Coastal Waters From Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River To Port Fourchon Louisiana From 20 To 60 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

38 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

AWOS station KMDJ 48 SE Leeville measured a peak wind gust of 44 mph or 38 knots from passing thunderstorms.

Wider weather episode

In late January 6th 2021, a deep upper-level trough aided in the development of a strengthening surface low pressure center and associated cold front over Texas. This system approached the northern Gulf coast from the west as a line of strong to severe thunderstorms with severe wind gusts impacted the northern Gulf waters throughout the early morning hours on January 7th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 935030. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.