Tropical Storm Nicholas
Position: 22.5N 95.5W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: North [360°] near 2 mph [ 4 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1007 mb ↓.
Currently about 260 miles [ 415 km] South-Southeast of the Mouth of the Rio Grande.
The storm has lost its steering current at 7PM CDT and is just meandering in the Gulf.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the coast of Texas from the Mouth of the Rio Grande to High Island and the coast of Mexico from Barra el Mezquital to the U.S./Mexico border.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from the the coast of Texas from Port Aransas to San Luis Pass including Aransas Bay, San Antonio Bay, and Matagorda Bay.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the coast of Texas from Port Aransas to Freeport.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the coast of Texas from East of High Island to Sabine Pass.
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for the coast of Texas from the Mouth of the Rio Grande to Port Aransas; San Luis Pass, Texas to Rutherford Beach, Louisiana, including Galveston Bay; Baffin Bay and Corpus Christi Bay.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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