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Strong winds
affect Gulf of Mexico
on January 16, 2008 |
PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
110 PM CST WED JAN 16 2008
...STRONG WINDS AFFECT GULF WATERS...
A POWERFUL SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF OF MEXICO HAS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD REPORTS
OF STRONG WINDS
OFFSHORE TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS EQUAL TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WITH A FEW GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE HAVE BEEN
REPORTED.
BELOW IS A LIST OF SOME PEAK WIND AND WAVE
MEASUREMENTS FOR
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16 2008 FROM COASTAL AND
OFFSHORE WEATHER
REPORTING STATIONS IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO:
SITE
LOCATION
PK SUST PK WIND PK WAVE
WIND GUST
HEIGHT
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SHIP 2 E GC 608 150 SE AMELIA LA
- 84 MPH
GREEN CANYON 608 148 SSE AMELIA LA
69 MPH 82 MPH 26 FEET
BUOY 42362
131 SSE AMELIA LA
- 72 MPH
FGBL1
111 SSE SEA RIM TX 56 MPH
61 MPH
BUOY 42046
124 S SEA RIM TX
38 MPH 54 MPH
BUOY 42019
146 SSW AMELIA LA 40 MPH
49 MPH 16 FEET
MARSH ISLAND 268 63 S NEW IBERIA LA
44 MPH 48 MPH 9 FEET
MRSL1
42 SW NEW IBERIA LA 32 MPH 38
MPH
BUOY 42035
39 SSW SEA RIM TX 31 MPH
36 MPH 8 FEET
SEA RIM ST PARK 10 WSW SABINE PASS TX 21
MPH 29 MPH
CALCASIEU PASS 2 S CAMERON LA
22 MPH 28 MPH
SABINE PASS SABINE
PASS TX
21 MPH 28 MPH
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