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Hurricane Ida Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL092021
600 AM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021
 
...NOAA PLANE FINDS IDA STRONGER...
...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE IDA EXPECTED TO MAKE 
LANDFALL IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LATER TODAY...

Reports from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum 
sustained winds have increased to near 150 mph (240 km/h) with 
higher gusts.  The latest minimum central pressure estimated from 
reconnaissance aircraft data is 935 mb (27.61 in). 

An elevated NOAA C-MAN station at Pilot's Station East near 
Southwest Pass, Louisiana, recently reported a sustained wind of 82 
mph (131 km/h) and a gust to 107 mph (172 km/h).  Another NOAA 
elevated C-MAN station at Southwest Pass recently reported a 
sustained wind of 77 mph (124 km/h) and a wind gust of 93 mph (150 
km/h). 


SUMMARY OF 600 AM CDT...1100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...28.3N 89.4W
ABOUT 75 MI...120 KM SSE OF GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA
ABOUT 60 MI...95 KM SSW OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...935 MB...27.61 INCHES

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Forecaster Brown/Brennan
 
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