NHC Update – 2pm CDT

Hurricane Delta Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL262020
200 PM CDT Fri Oct 09 2020

...2 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE...
...WATER LEVELS INCREASING ALONG THE COAST OF LOUISIANA AS THE 
CENTER OF DELTA MOVES CLOSER...

A NOAA National Ocean Service water level gauge at Freshwater Canal 
Locks, Louisiana, recently reported storm surge inundation of a 
little over 4 feet above ground level. 

The Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network station at Texas Point 
recently reported sustained winds of 53 mph (85 km/h) and a wind 
gust of 64 mph (103 km/h). 

A wind gust to 51 mph (81 km/h) has been reported at the Jack Brooks 
Regional Airport near Port Arthur, Texas, within the past hour. 

A WeatherFlow observing site near Cameron, Louisiana, recently 
reported a wind gust to 44 mph (71 km/h). 


SUMMARY OF 200 PM CDT...1900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...28.9N 93.5W
ABOUT 65 MI...105 KM S OF CAMERON LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...966 MB...28.53 INCHES

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