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WTNT63 KNHC 262253
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Hurricane Laura Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL132020
600 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020

...600 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE...
...SUSTAINED TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS AND STEADY HEAVY RAINS 
BEGINNING TO SPREAD ONSHORE THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST...

Sustained winds of 39 mph (63 km/h) were recently reported at 
Caillou Lake, Louisiana, and at Cypremort Point on Vermilion Bay, 
Louisiana.


SUMMARY OF 600 PM CDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...28.2N 92.9W
ABOUT 130 MI...215 KM S OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
ABOUT 130 MI...215 KM SSE OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...230 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...947 MB...27.97 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Berg/Pasch