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Hurricane Ida Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL092021
800 AM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021
 
...800 AM CDT POSITION UPDATE... 
...HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS OCCURING IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN 
LOUISIANA...

An elevated NOAA C-MAN station at Southwest Pass, Louisiana, 
recently reported a sustained wind of 105 mph (169 km/h) and a wind 
gust of 121 mph (194 km/h). 

The latest minimum central pressure based on data from an Air Force 
Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is 930 mb (27.46 in).


SUMMARY OF 800 AM CDT...1300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...28.6N 89.7W
ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM SSE OF GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA
ABOUT 100 MI...160 KM SSE OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...930 MB...27.46 INCHES

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Forecaster Brennan/Brown
 
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