Tropical Storm Ida
Position: 18.6N 80.5W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: Northwest [320°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1006 mb.
Currently about 65 miles [ 105 km] Southeast of Grand Cayman.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Cayman Islands; the Cuban provinces of Matanzas, Mayabeque, Havana, Artemisa, Pinar del Rio, and the Isle of Youth.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect from Cameron, Louisiana eastward to the Mississippi/Alabama border, including Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and metropolitan New Orleans.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect from the Mississippi/Alabama border to the Alabama/Florida border.
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect from Sabine Pass to the Alabama/Florida border including Vermilion Bay, Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Mobile Bay.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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