Hurricane Delta – Day 4
Position: 22.5N 90.9W [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: 140 miles [220 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 972 mb ↓.
Currently about 525 miles [ 845 km] South-Southeast of Cameron, Louisiana.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the northern Gulf of Mexico coast from east of Sabine Pass to Morgan City, Louisiana.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the northern Gulf of Mexico coast from San Luis Pass, Texas to Sabine Pass, and east of Morgan City, Louisiana to the mouth of the Pearl River, including New Orleans, Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from Sabine Pass to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, including Calcasieu Lake, Vermilion Bay, Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Lake Borgne and Mobile Bay.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect the northern Gulf coast from east of the mouth of the Pearl River to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for the northern Gulf coast from High Island, Texas, to Sabine Pass; east of Ocean Springs, Mississippi to the Mississippi/Alabama border.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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