Tropical Storm Marco – Day 3
Position: 22.8N 86.3W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [335°] near 13 mph [20 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 65 mph [100 kph].
Wind Gusts: 75 mph [120 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 994 mb.
Currently about 470 miles [ 755 km] South-Southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Intracoastal City Louisiana to the Mississippi/Alabama border including Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Metropolitan New Orleans.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Mississippi/Alabama border to the Alabama/Florida border.
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for Sabine Pass to the Alabama/Florida border including Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, Lake Borgne, and Mobile Bay.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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