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Hurricane Laura Potential Storm Surge Flooding Map

2020-08-26 17:45:49| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)

Potential Storm Surge Flooding Map last updated Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:45:49 GMT

Hurricane Laura Forecast Advisory Number 27

2020-08-26 17:16:26| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)

Issued at 1500 UTC WED AUG 26 2020 000 WTNT23 KNHC 261515 CCA TCMAT3 HURRICANE LAURA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 27...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL132020 1500 UTC WED AUG 26 2020 CORRRECTED TO DENOTE INLAND AT THE 24 HOUR FORECAST POSITION CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A STORM SURGE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * FREEPORT TEXAS TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * SAN LUIS PASS TEXAS TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * SARGENT TEXAS TO SAN LUIS PASS * EAST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER A STORM SURGE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO OCEAN SPRINGS MISSISSIPPI * LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...LAKE MAUREPAS...AND LAKE BORGNE A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * EAST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY TO WEST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA A STORM SURGE WARNING MEANS THERE IS A DANGER OF LIFE-THREATENING INUNDATION...FROM RISING WATER MOVING INLAND FROM THE COASTLINE IN THE INDICATED LOCATIONS. FOR A DEPICTION OF AREAS AT RISK...PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURGE WATCH/WARNING GRAPHIC...AVAILABLE AT HURRICANES.GOV. THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. PERSONS LOCATED WITHIN THESE AREAS SHOULD TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM RISING WATER AND THE POTENTIAL FOR OTHER DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. PROMPTLY FOLLOW EVACUATION AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. A STORM SURGE WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF LIFE- THREATENING INUNDATION FROM RISING WATER MOVING INLAND FROM THE COASTLINE IN THE INDICATED LOCATIONS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 27.0N 92.0W AT 26/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT 14 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 956 MB EYE DIAMETER 25 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT WITH GUSTS TO 135 KT. 64 KT....... 60NE 50SE 20SW 40NW. 50 KT.......100NE 90SE 30SW 60NW. 34 KT.......150NE 140SE 70SW 90NW. 12 FT SEAS..240NE 180SE 120SW 150NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 27.0N 92.0W AT 26/1500Z AT 26/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 26.5N 91.5W FORECAST VALID 27/0000Z 28.5N 93.2W MAX WIND 125 KT...GUSTS 150 KT. 64 KT... 60NE 50SE 30SW 40NW. 50 KT... 90NE 80SE 40SW 50NW. 34 KT...150NE 140SE 70SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 27/1200Z 31.0N 93.8W...INLAND MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT. 64 KT... 30NE 30SE 0SW 15NW. 50 KT... 50NE 50SE 20SW 20NW. 34 KT... 90NE 110SE 60SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 28/0000Z 33.7N 93.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 60NE 60SE 0SW 20NW. FORECAST VALID 28/1200Z 35.8N 92.2W...INLAND MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. FORECAST VALID 29/0000Z 37.2N 89.1W...INLAND MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. FORECAST VALID 29/1200Z 37.6N 83.9W...INLAND MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 150 NM ON DAY 4 AND 175 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 30/1200Z 40.0N 70.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 31/1200Z 48.0N 55.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 27.0N 92.0W INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC ADVISORY...WTNT33 KNHC/MIATCPAT3...AT 26/1800Z NEXT ADVISORY AT 26/2100Z $$ FORECASTER BROWN

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Hurricane Laura Forecast Discussion Number 27

2020-08-26 17:15:56| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)

Issued at 1000 AM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020 000 WTNT43 KNHC 261515 CCA TCDAT3 Hurricane Laura Discussion Number 27...Corrected NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132020 1000 AM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020 Corrected 24-h status in forecast table to inland. Laura has become a very powerful hurricane this morning. The satellite presentation has continued to improve with the eye becoming better defined, and cloud tops colder than -70C in the surrounding ring of deep convection. Both NOAA and Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft have provided valuable data this morning. The NOAA P-3 aircraft reported a peak flight-level wind of 125 kt at 8000 ft, and a peak SFMR wind of 104 kt, while the Air Force crew has observed peak 700-mb flight-level winds of 121 kt and peak SFMR winds of 104 kt. The lastest minimum pressure estimated from aircraft data is 956 mb, indicating a pressure drop of 27 mb over the past 12 hours. Based on the aircraft data, the initial wind speed was increased to 100 kt on the 1200 UTC intermediate advisory, and is now set at 110 kt based on the latest flight-level and SFMR winds. Laura is likely to continue strengthening today while it moves over warm waters of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico and the vertical wind shear remains low. Laura's intensity could level-off by this evening due to the possibility of an eyewall replacement cycle and the expected increase in shear around the time of landfall. Even if the rate of strengthening eases, Laura is expected to be an extremely powerful category 4 hurricane when it reaches the northwestern Gulf coast. After landfall, rapid weakening will occur, but Laura will bring a swath of damaging winds well inland over western Louisiana and eastern Texas. The UKMET and ECMWF models suggest that there is some chance that Laura re-intensifies as a tropical cyclone off the mid-Atlantic coast, but given the uncertainties at that time range the forecast continues to show it as a post-tropical cyclone at days 4 and 5. Laura is moving northwestward at about 13 kt. A gradual turn toward the north-northwest and north are expected within the next 12-18 hours as the hurricane moves around the western portion of a mid- level ridge that extends from the western Atlantic into the southeastern United States. This motion will bring the center of Laura onshore in southwestern Louisiana or extreme eastern Texas tonight. By Thursday night, Laura is forecast to turn northeastward, and then east-northeastward on Friday as it becomes embedded in the mid-latitude westerlies. The dynamical track models are in good agreement, and little adjustment to the previous NHC forecast track was required. Laura is a large hurricane and users are reminded to not focus on the precise track forecast since wind, storm surge, and rainfall hazards extend far from the center. Key Messages: 1. Unsurvivable storm surge with large and destructive waves will cause catastrophic damage from Sea Rim State Park, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana, including Calcasieu and Sabine Lakes. This surge could penetrate up to 30 miles inland from the immediate coastline. Only a few hours remain to protect life and property and all actions should be rushed to completion. 2. Hurricane-force winds are expected tonight in portions of the hurricane warning area from San Luis Pass, Texas, to west of Morgan City, Louisiana, with catastrophic wind damage expected where Laura's eyewall makes landfall. Hurricane-force winds and widespread damaging wind gusts will spread well inland across portions of eastern Texas and western Louisiana early Thursday. 3. Widespread flash flooding along small streams, urban areas, and roadways is expected to begin this afternoon into Thursday from far eastern Texas, across Louisiana and Arkansas. This will also lead to minor to isolated moderate freshwater river flooding. The heavy rainfall threat and localized flash and urban flooding potential will spread northeastward into the middle-Mississippi, lower Ohio and Tennessee Valleys Friday night and Saturday. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 26/1500Z 27.0N 92.0W 110 KT 125 MPH 12H 27/0000Z 28.5N 93.2W 125 KT 145 MPH 24H 27/1200Z 31.0N 93.8W 75 KT 85 MPH...INLAND 36H 28/0000Z 33.7N 93.5W 40 KT 45 MPH...INLAND 48H 28/1200Z 35.8N 92.2W 25 KT 30 MPH...INLAND 60H 29/0000Z 37.2N 89.1W 25 KT 30 MPH...INLAND 72H 29/1200Z 37.6N 83.9W 25 KT 30 MPH...INLAND 96H 30/1200Z 40.0N 70.0W 40 KT 45 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP 120H 31/1200Z 48.0N 55.0W 45 KT 50 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP $$ Forecaster Brown

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