At 9:00 pm, Zeta Now Moving Over Southeastern Mississippi at Category 1 Hurricane Strength

Scott Martin | October 28, 2020 @ 9:08 pm

During the last hour or so, several stations in the vicinity of Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi reported winds gusts of 75-100 mph (120-160 km/h). The latest observations indicate that winds are now decreasing in these areas.

The National Ocean Service station at Waveland, Mississippi, recently reported an inundation of 8.16 ft (MHHW).

A 91 MPH (79 kts) wind gust was just reported at the Mobile Regional Airport ASOS station.

SUMMARY OF 900 PM CDT…0200 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…31.1N 89.2W
ABOUT 15 MI…25 KM SSE OF HATTIESBURG MISSISSIPPI
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…85 MPH…135 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 25 MPH…41 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…975 MB…28.79 INCHES

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