Tropical Storm Beta – Day 2
Position: 25.5N 92.3W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [030°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Wind Gusts: 70 mph [115 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 175 miles [280 km].
Minimum central pressure: 996 mb ↓.
Currently about 315 miles [ 510 km] Southwest of the Mouth of the Mississippi River.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Port Aransas, Texas to High Island, Texas.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for South of Port Aransas, Texas to the Mouth of the Rio Grande; East of High Island, Texas to Morgan City, Louisiana.
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for Port Mansfield, Texas to High Island, Texas including Baffin Bay, Corpus Christi Bay, Copano Bay, Aransas Bay, San Antonio Bay, Matagorda Bay, and Galveston Bay.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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