Tropical Storm Beta – Day 3
Position: 26.8N 92.2W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [025°] near 2 mph [ 3 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: 997 mb.
Currently about 235 miles [ 375 km] Southeast of Galveston, Texas.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Port Aransas, Texas to Morgan City, Louisiana.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for Port Aransas, Texas to Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana including Copano Bay, Aransas Bay, San Antonio Bay, Matagorda Bay, Galveston Bay, Sabine Lake, and Lake Calcasieu.
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.
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for Baffin Bay, Texas to Port Aransas, Texas including Baffin Bay and Corpus Christi Bay.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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