Hurricane Delta – Day 6
Position: 30.6N 92.6W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [025°] near 15 mph [24 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 75 mph [120 kph].
Wind Gusts: 90 mph [145 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 160 miles [260 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 972 mb ↑.
Currently about 70 miles [ 110 km] Northeast of Cameron, Louisiana.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the northern Gulf coast from east of High Island, Texas to Morgan City, Louisiana.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the northern Gulf coast from 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 Cameron to the mouth of the Pearl River , including Vermilion Bay, and Lake Borgne.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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