Hurricane Laura – Day 6
Position: 25.2N 89.5W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [300°] near 17 mph [28 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 90 mph [150 kph].
Wind Gusts: 100 mph [160 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 175 miles [280 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Minimum central pressure: 978 mb ↓.
Currently about 405 miles [ 655 km] Southeast of Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Currently about 400 miles [ 645 km] South-Southwest of Cinco Bayou, Florida.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for from San Luis Pass, Texas to Intracoastal City, Louisiana.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Sargent to San Luis Pass, Texas; East of Intracoastal City, Louisiana to the Mouth of the Mississippi River.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from San Luis Pass, Texas to the Mouth of the Mississippi River, including areas inside the Port Arthur Hurricane Flood Protection system.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for east of Intracoastal City to west of Morgan City, Louisiana.
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for Freeport to San Luis Pass, Texas; the Mouth of the Mississippi River to Ocean Springs, Mississippi; Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Lake Borgne.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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