WTNT63 KNHC 261857
TCUAT3

Hurricane Laura Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132020
200 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020

…200 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE…
…CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING
EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST TONIGHT…
…LITTLE TIME REMAINS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY…

Water levels are beginning to rise along the coast of Louisiana. A
National Ocean Service water level station at Eugene Island,
Louisiana, recently reported about 3.2 feet of inundation above
ground level.

The Eugene Island NOS station also recently measured sustained winds
of 35 mph (56 km/h) and a gust to 41 mph (66 km/h).

SUMMARY OF 200 PM CDT…1900 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…27.4N 92.6W
ABOUT 190 MI…305 KM SSE OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS
ABOUT 190 MI…305 KM S OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…140 MPH…220 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 16 MPH…26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…948 MB…27.99 INCHES