Tropical Storm Marco – Day 4
Position: 26.8N 87.6W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [345°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 85 mph [135 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1000 mb ↑.
Currently about 185 miles [ 295 km] South-Southeast of the Mouth of the Mississippi River.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Morgan City, Louisiana to the Mouth of the Pearl River.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Mouth of the Pearl River to the Mississippi/Alabama border including Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Metropolitan New Orleans; Cameron, Louisiana to west of Morgan City, Louisiana.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for Morgan City, Louisiana to Ocean Springs, Mississippi including Lake Borgne.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for 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 Morgan City, Louisiana; Ocean Springs, Mississippi to the Alabama/Florida border; Lake Pontchartrain, and Lake Maurepas.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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