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Hurricane Laura Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL132020
500 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 2020

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING FARTHER INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN 
LOUISIANA... 
...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, HURRICANE FORCE WINDS, AND FLASH 
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...

Beauregard Regional Airport in De Ridder, Louisiana recently 
reported a wind gust of 82 mph (132 km/h).

An NWS RAWS site at Lacassine, Louisiana recently reported a wind 
gust of 85 mph (137 km/h).

Acadiana Regional Airport reported a wind gust of 76 mph within the 
past 30 minutes.

SUMMARY OF 500 AM CDT...1000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...30.7N 93.4W
ABOUT 45 MI...70 KM NNW OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...954 MB...28.17 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Zelinsky/Cangialosi

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