Air carrier crew, find themselves too far from shore while deviating around WX.

Attributes
ACN	491676
Time
Date	200011
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : lev.vortac
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	491676
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	491530
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Trying to go around a line of thunderstorms over the gulf of mexico, we had to deviate beyond the 162 mi limit from land. The aircraft was overwater equipped, but myself and my first officer were domestic crews. The line was solid to approximately 200 mi south of lev VOR. At the start of the deviation, the line was worse to the north and we were unable to climb over the line.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW, FIND THEMSELVES TOO FAR FROM SHORE WHILE DEVIATING AROUND WX.

Narrative: TRYING TO GO AROUND A LINE OF TSTMS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO, WE HAD TO DEVIATE BEYOND THE 162 MI LIMIT FROM LAND. THE ACFT WAS OVERWATER EQUIPPED, BUT MYSELF AND MY FO WERE DOMESTIC CREWS. THE LINE WAS SOLID TO APPROX 200 MI S OF LEV VOR. AT THE START OF THE DEV, THE LINE WAS WORSE TO THE N AND WE WERE UNABLE TO CLB OVER THE LINE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.