Tropical Storm Sally – Day 2
Position: 26.3N 82.9W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [285°] near 8 mph [13 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 80 miles [130 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1003 mb.
Currently about 425 miles [ 685 km] East-Southeast of the Mouth of the Mississippi River.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the northern Gulf Coast from Grand Isle, Louisiana to the Alabama/Florida border; Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas including metropolitan New Orleans.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the coast of Florida from the Ochlockonee River to the Alabama/Florida Border.
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for the Mouth of the Mississippi River to the Alabama/Florida Border; Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Lake Borgne; Mobile Bay.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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