500 AM EDT Update
Location...About 315 MI SSE of Lake Charles LA
...About 335 MI SE of Galveston TX
Max Sustained Winds...110 MPH
Moving...NW at 15 MPH
Minimum Pressure...973 MB
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles from the center
and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles
Hurricane Laura Discussion Number 26
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132020
400 AM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020
Satellite images indicate that Laura has become a formidable
hurricane since yesterday evening. Deep convection has intensified and become more symmetric, with an eye now trying to clear out.
...The models are in very good agreement on the center of Laura moving into extreme southwestern Louisiana or southeastern Texas in about 24 hours, so no changes were made to the previous NHC forecast.
Wow!!!!!
Wow!!!!!
Prayers for the folks on the Gulf Coast! It’s a big one!