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Hurricane Laura Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL132020
300 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020

...300 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE...
...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING 
EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST THIS EVENING...
...WATER LEVELS RISING ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND 
LOUISIANA...
 
Water levels are beginning to rise along the coast of Texas. A 
National Ocean Service water level station at Sabine Pass, Texas, 
recently reported about 2.3 feet of inundation above ground level. 

The Eugene Island, Louisiana, NOS station recently measured 
sustained winds of 36 mph (58 km/h) and a gust to 45 mph (72 km/h).


SUMMARY OF 300 PM CDT...2000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.6N 92.7W
ABOUT 175 MI...280 KM SSE OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS
ABOUT 175 MI...280 KM S OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB...27.99 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Roberts/Brennan

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