Hurricane Ida 10pm Update

At 10:00 pm est the center of Hurricane Ida was located near latitude 23.7 north...longitude 86.7 west or about 400 miles...645 km...south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River.

Ida is moving toward the north-northwest near 14 mph...22 km/hr. A turn toward the north and an increase in forward speed are expected during the next 24 hours...followed by a turn toward the northeast on Monday night. On the forecast track...Ida is expected to cross the Gulf of Mexico tonight and Monday...and approach the northern gulf coast Monday night or early Tuesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 105 mph...165 km/hr...with higher gusts. Ida is a category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Gradual weakening is forecast...but Ida is expected to remain a hurricane as it approaches the northern gulf coast.

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 35 miles...55 km...from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 175 miles...280 km.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 979 mb...28.91 inches of mercury.

At 10:00 pm est 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 10:00 pm est 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 10:00 pm est a tropical storm warning has been issued for the northern gulf coast from east of Indian Pass to Aucilla River, Florida.

At 10:00 pm est the government of Cuba has discontinued all watches and warnings for Cuba.

Ida is expected to produce additional rain accumulations of 1 to 3 inches over portions of western Cuba...with isolated maximum storm total amounts of 8 inches possible.

Rains will be increasing well in advance of Ida across the central and eastern gulf coast...but will become steadier and heavier by Monday into Tuesday. Total storm accumulations of 3 to 5 inches with isolated maximum storm totals of 8 inches will be possible through Tuesday from the central and eastern gulf coast northward into the eastern portions of the Tennessee Valley and the southern Appalachians.

A dangerous storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 4 to 6 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 intermediate advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 1:00 am est followed by the next complete advisory at 4:00 am est.

You can also track this tropical cyclone with our Interactive Hurricane Tracker.