1pm Tropics Update: Francine Now Moving Northeast and a Little Quicker….

| September 10, 2024 @ 1:03 pm

Quick update on Francine.  We have the latest NHC update and Francine is still a tropical storm but could become a hurricane at any point.

Stats:

LOCATION…25.3N 95.2W
ABOUT 130 MI…210 KM ESE OF MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE
ABOUT 380 MI…610 KM SW OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…65 MPH…100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 9 MPH…14 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…988 MB…29.18 INCHES

Biggest change here is the movement, now northeast and slightly up in forward speed to 9 mph.  There have been a couple of changes to advisories:

All warnings and watches are discontinued for the Texas coast south
of Matagorda to the mouth of the Rio Grande River.

The Meteorological Service of Mexico has discontinued all warnings
and watches for the northeastern coast of Mexico.

This northeast movement, with an even faster speed is forecast and still anticipating Francine to cross the Louisiana coast Wed Pm/Eve and then ease up into parts of Mississippi.  The center right now is poised to cross into St. Mary Parish and then just west of Morgan City.

NOTE:  Some of the models are still showing even more of a shift to the east which could cause increasing problems for New Orleans.  That is something to monitor and we will see how the NHC handles that in their bigger 4pm update.

Couple of X posts of interest:

Brian Emfinger posted this about Burns Point Park which is in St. Mary Parish.

Surge reports from Jesse Ferrell:

 

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