Delta at 3 p.m.: Tides Now 6.6 Feet Above Normal on the Louisiana Coast

Landfall is now less than 4 hours away on the Louisiana coast east of Cameron and Grand Chenier.

Hurricane Delta Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL262020
300 PM CDT Fri Oct 09 2020

…3 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE…
…CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST
OF LOUISIANA AND THE UPPER TEXAS COAST…

A NOAA National Ocean Service water level gauge at Freshwater Canal
Locks, Louisiana, recently reported storm surge inundation of more
than 4.5 feet above ground level.

(ALABAMAWX NOTE: As of 3:05 p.m., the water level at Freshwater Locks is rising rapidly, now 6.62 feet above normal.)

The Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network station at Texas Point
recently reported sustained winds of 60 mph (97 km/h) and a wind
gust of 70 mph (113 km/h).

A wind gust to 55 mph (89 km/h) has been reported at the Jack
Brooks Regional Airport near Port Arthur, Texas, within the past
hour.

A wind gust of 60 mph (97 km/h) has been observed at Nederland,
Texas.

A WeatherFlow observing site near Cameron, Louisiana, recently
reported a wind gust to 51 mph (82 km/h).

SUMMARY OF 300 PM CDT…2000 UTC…INFORMATION
———————————————-
LOCATION…29.1N 93.4W
ABOUT 50 MI…80 KM S OF CAMERON LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…105 MPH…165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH…22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…966 MB…28.53 INCHES

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Forecaster Brown

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