Ida Update Statement

Hurricane Ida Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL092021
725 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021

...IDA MAKES LANDFALL IN PINAR DEL RIO CUBA...

Satellite images, radar data from Cuba, and data from the NOAA 
Hurricane Hunters indicate that Ida has made landfall in the Cuban 
province of Pinar Del Rio, about 20 miles (30 km) east of La 
Coloma.  Maximum sustained winds are estimated to be 80 mph (130 
km/h).

SUMMARY OF 725 PM EDT...2325 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.3N 83.3W
ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM SW OF HAVANA CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB...29.09 INCHES

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