Issued at 500 PM CDT Fri Oct 09 2020

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WTNT61 KNHC 092157
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Hurricane Delta Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL

AL262020
500 PM CDT Fri Oct 09 2020

...5 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE...
...EYEWALL OF DELTA MOVING ONSHORE OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF
LOUISIANA...

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

A WeatherFlow observing site near Cameron, Louisiana, recently
reported a sustained wind of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a wind gust to
78 mph (125 km/h)

The Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network station at Texas Point
recently reported sustained winds of 65 mph (105 km/h) and a wind
gust of 74 mph (119 km/h).

A wind gust to 71 mph (114 km/h) has been reported at the Jack
Brooks Regional Airport near Port Arthur, Texas, within the past
couple of hours.

SUMMARY OF 500 PM CDT...2200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.5N 93.1W
ABOUT 25 MI...40 KM SSE OF CAMERON LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...968 MB...28.58 INCHES

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Forecaster Brown

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