National Hurricane Center Tracking 3 Potential Hurricanes UPDATED August 19 10:37 A.M.: Two potential storms are being tracked in the 5 Day Outlook from the National Hurricane Center, Miami, Florida as of August 18th. Hurricane tracking maps, current sea temperatures, and more. MIAMI (AP) — National Hurricane Center now expects rapidly intensifying Laura to become a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane. As of 1 p.m. Central, Laura was located at 24.3N and 87.6W, about 525 miles southeast of Lake Charles, Louisiana and 560 miles southeast of Galveston, TexasThe storm is moving west-northwest or 295 degrees at 16 mph.The NOAA noted that Laura is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane by Wednesday night.The storm’s maximum sustained winds as of 1 p.m. are 75 mph. Additional strengthening is expected.Tropical storm winds extend up to 175 miles and hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles from the center.Rainfall is expected to be 4 to 8 inches, with isolated maximum amounts up to 12 inches in the United States. However, it still lies a little east of the consensus models at the time of landfall.
MIAMI -- National Hurricane Center says Laura has weakened to a Category 2 hurricane as it moves deeper into Louisiana. This rainfall will cause widespread flash and urban flooding, small streams to overflow their banks, and minor to isolated moderate river flooding.According to the National Hurricane Center, the following warnings and watches are in effect as of 1 p.m.Additional watches and warnings may be issued, so stay tuned to local news for updates in your region.The NOAA’s 1 p.m. updated included some additional details worth noting.At 100 PM CDT (1800 UTC), the center of Hurricane Laura was located near latitude 24.3 North, longitude 87.6 West. Based on these data, Laura has been upgraded to a hurricane with an initial intensity of 65 kt.The initial motion is west-northwestward or 290/14 kt. Laura is … On the forecast track, the center of Laura will move across the southeastern Gulf of Mexico today. Laura is then forecast to move over the central and northwestern Gulf of Mexico tonight and Wednesday, approach the Upper Texas and Southwest Louisiana coasts on Wednesday night and move inland near those area on Thursday.Satellite imagery shows that Laura has become a little better organized since it crossed western Cuba, and it now has a central dense overcast and some outer banding in the southern quadrant. The new forecast track before landfall has been nudged a little to the west of the previous track in response to a westward nudge in the guidance. MIAMI -- National Hurricane Center says Laura has weakened to a Category 2 Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Official Facebook page for the NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center. National Hurricane Center says Laura has weakened to a Category 2 hurricane as it moves deeper into LouisianaMore than 1,200 students test positive for COVID-19 at major university Former pool attendant details alleged relationship with Becki and Jerry Falwell Jr. After landfall, Laura is expected to recurve into the westerlies and move eastward through the Tennessee Valley and the mid-Atlantic States. Here are details from the latest update from the NOAA as of Tuesday, August 25 at 1 p.m. Central. The minimum central pressure is 990 MB (29.24 inches) according to NOAA. NHC noted:From Wednesday night into Saturday, Laura is expected to produce rainfall of 4 to 8 inches, with isolated maximum amounts of 12 inches across portions of the west-central U.S. Gulf Coast from western Louisiana into east Texas, and northward into portions of the lower to middle Mississippi Valley, lower Ohio Valley, and Tennessee Valley. The hurricane is currently on the south side of a large-deep layer ridge over the southeastern United States, and it is moving toward a break in the ridge caused by mid- to -upper-level troughing over Texas and the southern Great Plains. Hurricane Laura is "rapidly intensifying" and will make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday as a major hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. Laura is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph (26 km/h), and this general motion should continue today. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. The National Hurricane Center is providing frequent updates about the storm’s movements. US Marshals rescue nearly 40 children in Georgia as part of 2-week operation Kenosha police union gives its version of Blake shooting The current and forecast synoptic pattern should steer Laura west-northwestward today followed by a turn toward the northwest tonight and toward the north by Wednesday night and Thursday. The latest hurricane watches and warnings for the Atlantic Basin.
This will result in the hurricane making landfall in the area of southwestern Louisiana or the upper Texas coast late Wednesday night or Thursday morning. Hurricane Laura: NOAA Updates from the National Hurricane Center Copyright © 2020 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Powered by See the latest NOAA updates from the National Hurricane Center for Hurricane Laura, including forecasts, coordinates, and strength. A turn toward the northwest is forecast by Wednesday, and a northwestward to north-northwestward motion should continue through Wednesday night. 203,105 talking about this. Details: weather.gov/facebook Reports from Air Force Reserve and NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft included SFMR winds of near 65 kt, 700-mb flight-level winds as high as 77 kt, and a central pressure near 990 mb.