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WTNT64 KNHC 292257
TCUAT4
 
Hurricane Ida Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL092021
600 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021
 
...IDA PASSING JUST EAST OF MATHEWS LOUISIANA...
...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING
CONTINUE IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...

A Florida Coastal Monitoring Program observing station at the South 
Lafourche airport recently reported a sustained wind of 79 mph (125 
km/h) and a wind gust of 103 mph (165 km/h).

The New Orleans Lakefront Airport reported a sustained wind of 66 
mph (106 km/h) with a wind gust of 84 mph (135 km/h).

Also within the last hour, a Weatherflow site on the Pontchartrain 
Causeway reported a sustained wind of 64 mph (103 km/h) and a wind 
gust of 81 mph (130 km/h).

An observation in Lockport recently reported a minimum pressure of 
941 mb (27.79 inches) inside the eye of Ida.


SUMMARY OF 600 PM CDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.7N 90.5W
ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM E OF HOUMA LOUISIANA
ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM SW OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...200 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 330 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...941 MB...27.79 INCHES

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Forecaster Latto