Hurricane Zeta – Day 5
Position: 31.5N 88.7W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [040°] near 31 mph [50 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 80 mph [130 kph].
Wind Gusts: 105 mph [170 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 150 miles [240 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 25 miles [ 35 km].
Minimum central pressure: 979 mb ↑.
Currently about 45 miles [ 70 km] Northeast of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
At 4PM CDT the storm made landfall in southeastern Louisiana.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect from the mouth of the Pearl River to the Mississippi/Alabama border.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from the Mississippi/Alabama border to the Walton/Bay County Line, Florida.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from the mouth of the Pearl River to Navarre, Florida, including Pensacola Bay and Mobile Bay.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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