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Tropical Storm MARCO


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Tropical Storm Marco Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL142020
600 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020
 
...MARCO MAKES LANDFALL NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TONIGHT...
 
Visible satellite imagery and surface observations indicate that 
Marco made landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River around 
600 PM CDT. Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter Aircraft 
indicate that Marco is producing a small area of 
tropical-storm-force winds over water to the northeast of the 
center. These winds will likely subside during the next few hours as 
Marco moves along the coast of Louisiana. Heavy rain will continue 
along portions of the north-central Gulf Coast through tonight. 

The estimated minimum pressure at the time of landfall was 1006 mb 
(29.71 inches).

 
SUMMARY OF 600 PM CDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.0N 89.2W
ABOUT 0 MI...0 KM N OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Zelinsky
 
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