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WTNT33 KNHC 261451
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BULLETIN
Hurricane Laura Advisory Number 27
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132020
1000 AM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020
…LAURA CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN AND IT IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE…
…CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING
EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST TONIGHT…
…ONLY A FEW HOURS REMAIN TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY…
SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT…1500 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…27.0N 92.0W
ABOUT 225 MI…365 KM SSE OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
ABOUT 235 MI…375 KM SE OF GALVESTON TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…125 MPH…205 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 16 MPH…26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…956 MB…28.23 INCHES
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Laura was located
near latitude 27.0 North, longitude 92.0 West. Laura is moving
toward the northwest near 16 mph (26 km/h). A gradual turn toward
the north-northwestward and north is expected later today and
tonight. On the forecast track, Laura will approach the Upper
Texas and southwest Louisiana coasts this evening and move inland
within that area tonight. The center of Laura is forecast to move
over northwestern Louisiana tomorrow, across Arkansas Thursday
night, and over the mid-Mississippi Valley on Friday.
Data from NOAA and Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate
that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 125 mph
(205 km/h) with higher gusts. Laura is a category 3 hurricane on
the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Additional strengthening
in expected and ==Laura is forecast to become a category 4 hurricane
this afternoon.== Rapid weakening is expected after Laura makes
landfall.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from
the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175
miles (280 km).
The latest minimum central pressure estimated from reconnaissance
aircraft data is 956 mb (28.23 inches).
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/261451.shtml