A tropical storm warning remains in effect from Grand Isle Louisiana eastward to the Aucilla River Florida... including New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain.
At 1 pm est... the center of tropical storm Ida was located near latitude 27.5 north... longitude 88.4 west or about 115 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River and about 220 miles south-southwest of Pensacola Florida.
Ida is moving toward the north-northwest near 18 mph. A turn toward the north and then to the north-northeast is expected over the next 24 hours. On the forecast track... the center of Ida is expected to make landfall along the northern gulf coast Tuesday morning. After landfall... a turn to the east is expected on
Tuesday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph... with higher gusts. Some additional weakening is expected today and tonight as Ida approaches the coast.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 200 miles from the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 992 mb... 29.29 inches.
Rains from Ida are already moving across the coast in the warning area. Total storm accumulations of 3 to 6 inches... with isolated maximum storm totals of 8 inches... are possible through Wednesday morning from the central and eastern gulf coast northward into the eastern portions of the
Tennessee Valley... the southern Appalachians... and the southeastern United States.
A dangerous storm tide will raise water levels by as much as 3 to 5 feet above ground level along the coast near and to the east of where the center makes landfall. Near the coast... the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves.
An next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 400 pm est.
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