8 am Advisory Update — Hurricane-Force Winds Occurring in Portions of Southeastern Louisiana
The National Hurricane Center has just released the 8 am update, and it shows that Hurricane Ida remains a very strong category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds at 150 mph. Here is the latest from the advisory:
SUMMARY OF 800 AM CDT…1300 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…28.6N 89.7W
ABOUT 50 MI…80 KM SSE OF GRAND ISLE, LOUISIANA
ABOUT 100 MI…160 KM SSE OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…150 MPH…240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 15 MPH…24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…930 MB…27.46 INCHES
An elevated NOAA C-MAN station at Southwest Pass, Louisiana, recently reported a sustained wind of 105 mph (169 km/h) and a wind gust of 121 mph (194 km/h).
The latest minimum central pressure based on data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is 930 mb (27.46 in).
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