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Hurricane Ida Update Statement
2021-08-29 11:52:00| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
Issued at 500 AM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021 000 WTNT64 KNHC 290951 TCUAT4 Hurricane Ida Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092021 500 AM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021 ...NOAA HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND IDA HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN... ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE IDA EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LATER TODAY... Reports from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to 145 mph (230 km/h). A NOAA C-MAN station at Southwest Pass, Louisiana, recently reported a sustained wind of 60 mph (96 km/h) and a gust to 74 mph (118 km/h). SUMMARY OF 500 AM CDT...1000 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...28.2N 89.3W ABOUT 80 MI...130 KM SSE OF GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA ABOUT 65 MI...100 KM S OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...230 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...946 MB...27.93 INCHES $$ Forecaster Stewart/Papin [ more ]
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