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Hurricane Zeta Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL282020
300 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 2020

...ZETA AGAIN A LITTLE STRONGER...
...EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN 
LOUISIANA IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...

Data from the ongoing Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter mission 
indicate that Zeta's maximum sustained winds are now near 110 mph 
(175 km/h) with higher gusts.  

A wind gust to 48 mph (78 km/h) was recently reported at Houma, 
Louisiana, and a wind gust to 46 mph (74 km/h) was reported at New 
Orleans Lakefront Airport.


SUMMARY OF 300 PM CDT...2000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...28.7N 90.8W
ABOUT 60 MI...95 KM SW OF GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA
ABOUT 100 MI...160 KM SSW OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 22 MPH...35 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...972 MB...28.70 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Berg
 
 
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