FAST FACTS ON IDA
9:00 PM CST Sun Nov 8
Location: 23.7°N 86.7°W….500 miles SSE of Mobile
Max sustained: 105 mph
Moving: NNW at 14 mph
Min pressure: 979 mb
HIGHLIGHTS
…Hurricane warnings issued from Pascagoula to Indian Pass, FL
…Ida maintains 105 mph intensity…central pressure 979 mb
As you can see, the center oculd make landfall anywhere between Gulfport, MS and Panama City, FL.
WARNINGS ISSUED…
AT 900 PM CST…0300 UTC…A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI EASTWARD TO
INDIAN PASS FLORIDA. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24
HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED
TO COMPLETION.
AT 900 PM CST…0300 UTC…A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE
WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM GRAND ISLE
LOUISIANA EASTWARD TO WEST OF PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI…INCLUDING
NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA…GENERALLY
WITHIN 36 HOURS.
AT 900 PM CST…0300 UTC…A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM EAST OF INDIAN PASS TO AUCILLA
RIVER FLORIDA.
more shortly….
