...IDA STRENGTHENING AS SHE HEADS TOWARD ISLANDS OF YOUTH AND WESTERN CUBA...COULD BECOME HURRICANE AT ANYTIME...

 

IDA STRENGTHENING AS SHE MOVES OVER WARM WATERS OF THE CARIBBEAN COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL OVER WESTERN CUBA.

MODELS CONTINUE TO BE MOSTLY IN AGREEMENT FOR A LANDFALL OVER LOUISIANA.  WHAT'S CONCERNING ARE THE VERY WARM WATERS SOUTH OF LOUISIANA THAT ARE PERFECT FOR RAPID INTENSIFICATION BEFORE IDA MAKES LANDFALL SUNDAY MORNING.  RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IDA AND BEGIN PREPARATIONS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MAJOR HURRICANE IDA. 

RTW

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

...IDA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN... ...HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR THE ISLE OF YOUTH AND WESTERN CUBA...

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11:00 AM EDT Fri Aug 27
Location: 20.7°N 82.1°W
Moving: NW at 15 mph
Min pressure: 996 mb
Max sustained: 65 mph