Tropical Storm Ida is moving slower, and the center of the storm is approaching the northern Gulf Coast.
At 10p.m., the center of Tropical Storm Ida was located near Latitude 29.3 North and Longitude 88.6 West or about 100 miles south-southwest of Mobile, Alabama.
Ida is moving toward the north near 13mph, and a turn toward the north-northeast with a decrease in forward speed is expected overnight. On the forecast track, the center of Ida should reach the northern Gulf Coast Tuesday morning. After landfall, Ida is expected to turn eastward.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 65mph with higher gusts. Some weakening is expected overnight as Ida moves over cooler waters prior to making landfall and is expected to merge with a frontal zone on Wednesday.
Tropical Storm force winds extend outward up to 200 miles from the center.
Ida is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 3 to 6 inches with isolated maximum storm totals of 8 inches through Wednesday evening from the central and eastern Gulf Coast across the southeastern United States into the southern mid-Atlantic 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 make landfall, as well as in areas of onshore flow in southeastern Louisiana. Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves.
The next update will be at 4a.m.
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