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Hurricane LAURA


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Hurricane Laura Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL132020
1100 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020

...EYEWALL OF LAURA NEARING COAST OF LOUISIANA...
...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING
EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY...

A Weatherflow site at Cameron, Louisiana recently reported a 
sustained wind of 41 mph (66 km/h) with a gust to 67 mph (108 km/h).

Calcasieu Pass recently reported a sustained wind of 49 mph (80 
km/h) with a gust to 70 mph (113 km/h).

SUMMARY OF 1100 PM CDT...0400 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.2N 93.2W
ABOUT 60 MI...95 KM S OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
ABOUT 65 MI...105 KM SE OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...938 MB...27.70 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Zelinsky/Cangialosi

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