{"id":47226,"date":"2020-08-23T18:43:38","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T22:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=47226"},"modified":"2020-08-23T18:43:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T22:43:44","slug":"hurricane-marco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2020\/08\/hurricane-marco\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Marco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hurricane Marco Advisory Number  14\nNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL142020\n400 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2020\n\n...MARCO EXPECTED TO BRING LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND\nHURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE U.S. GULF COAST\nMONDAY...\n\n\nSUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION\n----------------------------------------------\nLOCATION...25.8N 87.8W\nABOUT 240 MI...390 KM SSE OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER\nABOUT 395 MI...640 KM SE OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM\/H\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM\/H\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB...29.27 INCHES\n\n\nWATCHES AND WARNINGS\n--------------------\nCHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:\n\nA Tropical Storm Warning has been issued from Cameron to\nwest of Morgan City, Louisiana.\n\nSUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:\n\nA Storm Surge Warning is in effect for....\n* Morgan City Louisiana to Ocean Springs Mississippi\n* Lake Borgne\n\nA Hurricane Warning is in effect for...\n* Morgan City Louisiana to the Mouth of the Pearl River\n\nA Storm Surge Watch is in effect for...\n* Sabine Pass to Morgan City Louisiana\n* Ocean Springs Mississippi to the Mississippi\/Alabama border\n* Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas\n\nA Hurricane Watch is in effect for...\n* Intracoastal City to west of Morgan City\n* Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Metropolitan New Orleans\n\nA Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...\n* Mouth of the Pearl River to the Mississippi\/Alabama border\n* Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Metropolitan New Orleans\n* Cameron to west of Morgan City\n\nA Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...\n* Mississippi\/Alabama border to the Alabama\/Florida border\n\nA Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening\ninundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline,\nduring the next 36 hours in the indicated locations. For a\ndepiction of areas at risk, please see the National Weather\nService Storm Surge Watch\/Warning Graphic, available at\nhurricanes.gov.  This is a life-threatening situation.  Persons\nlocated within these areas should take all necessary actions to\nprotect life and property from rising water and the potential for\nother dangerous conditions.  Promptly follow evacuation and other\ninstructions from local officials.\n\nA Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected\nsomewhere within the warning area.  A warning is typically issued\n36 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of\ntropical-storm-force winds, conditions that make outside\npreparations difficult or dangerous.  Preparations to protect life\nand property should be rushed to completion.\n\nA Storm Surge Watch means there is a possibility of life-\nthreatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the\ncoastline, in the indicated locations during the next 48 hours.\nFor a depiction of areas at risk, please see the National Weather\nService Storm Surge Watch\/Warning Graphic, available at\nhurricanes.gov.\n\nA Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible\nwithin the watch area.\n\nA Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are\nexpected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.\n\nA Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are\npossible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.\n\nFor storm information specific to your area in the United\nStates, including possible inland watches and warnings, please\nmonitor products issued by your local National Weather Service\nforecast office. For storm information specific to your area\noutside of the United States, please monitor products issued by\nyour national meteorological service.\n\n\nDISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK\n----------------------\nAt 400 PM CDT (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Marco was located\nnear latitude 25.8 North, longitude 87.8 West.  Marco is moving\ntoward the north-northwest near 13 mph (20 km\/h), a turn to the \nnorthwest is expected later tonight followed by a turn to the \nwest-northwest by Monday night.  On the forecast track, Marco will \nbe near the Louisiana coast Monday afternoon, and move near or \nover the coast through Tuesday. \n\nMaximum sustained winds are near 75 mph (120 km\/h) with higher \ngusts.  Little change is strength is expected over the next 24 h. \nGradual weakening is expected thereafter, and Marco could become a \nremnant low by Tuesday night. \n\nHurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles (30 km) from the\ncenter and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles\n(165 km).\n\nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 991 mb (29.27 inches).\n\n\nHAZARDS AFFECTING LAND\n----------------------\nSTORM SURGE:  The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the\ntide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by\nrising waters moving inland from the shoreline.  The water could\nreach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated\nareas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide...\n\nMorgan City LA to Mouth of the Mississippi River...4-6 ft\nMouth of the Mississippi River to Ocean Springs MS including Lake\nBorgne...3-5 ft\nLake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas...2-4 ft\nIntracoastal City LA to Morgan City LA...2-4 ft\nSabine Pass to Intracoastal City...1-3 ft\nOcean Springs MS to the AL\/FL Border including Mobile Bay...1-3 ft\n\nThe deepest water will occur along the immediate coast in areas of\nonshore winds, where the surge will be accompanied by large and\ndangerous waves.  Surge-related flooding depends on the relative\ntiming of the surge and the tidal cycle, and can vary greatly over\nshort distances.  For information specific to your area, please see\nproducts issued by your local National Weather Service forecast\noffice.\n\nWIND:  Hurricane conditions are expected within the hurricane\nwarning area by midday Monday, with tropical storm conditions\npossible by early Monday. Tropical storm conditions are possible\nwithin the tropical storm watch area on Monday, and hurricane\nconditions are possible within the hurricane watch areas late\nMonday.\n\nRAINFALL:  Marco is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations\nof 3 to 5 inches with isolated maximum amounts of 7 inches across\nthe Central U.S. Gulf coast through Tuesday.\n\nThis rainfall may result in scattered areas of flash and urban\nflooding along the Central U.S. Gulf Coast.\n\nSURF:  Swells generated by Marco are likely to affect portions of\nthe northern Gulf Coast for the next couple of days. These swells\nare likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current\nconditions.  Please consult products from your local weather office.\n\nTORNADOES:  An isolated tornado is possible early Monday morning\nnear the southeast Louisiana coast.  Isolated tornadoes are possible\nacross southeast Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southern Alabama,\nand the Florida Panhandle Monday and Monday night.\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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