Tropical Major Hurricane Laura

[Henry2326]

KHOU reporting mandatory evacuation in Galveston.....leave by noon today.

 

[NoSnowATL]

KHOU reporting mandatory evacuation in Galveston.....leave by noon today.

Smart, Galveston could be a sand bar after this monster.

 

[Henry2326]

 

[Henry2326]

 

[Brick Tamland]

06z
GFS. 949
ICON 956
HWRF 942
EURO 948. 00z
HMON 952
NAM 885
Just slightly west of last couple of runs....


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950mb and a solid cat 3 looks like a good bet, but it wouldn't take much to get it to a cat 4.

 

[Snowfan]

BULLETIN
Hurricane Laura Advisory Number 23
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132020
1000 AM CDT Tue Aug 25 2020

...LAURA MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...
...HURRICANE AND STORM SURGE WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THE NORTHWESTERN
GULF COAST...


SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...23.7N 87.0W
ABOUT 585 MI...940 KM SE OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
ABOUT 620 MI...1000 KM SE OF GALVESTON TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.24 INCHES

Hurricane Watches are now upgraded to a Hurricane warning.

 

[Ethan80963]

 

[Brick Tamland]

She is getting ready to Hulk up.

 

[BirdManDoomW]

NWS GSP: Here are the 11 AM Key Messages for Hurricane Laura on Aug 25, 2020. Main concern for the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia is the potential for heavy rainfall Friday night and Saturday. Stay weather aware as the weekend approaches. #ncwx #scwx #gawx

 

[Blue_Ridge_Escarpment]

GSP covers 3 states ?

Yes, WNC, upstate of SC, and NE GA

 

[Henry2326]

12z Icon.....959 vs 957 at 06z

 

[CCAir90]

Just a note that this was well prior to the 10am CDT advisory, and Twitter comments note that this was actually a typo and/or flagged readings, and was not used in the advisory. Just wanna manage expectations with this...

 

[Henry2326]

 

[Henry2326]

 

[Henry2326]

12z GFS 957 vs. 949 at 06z and compared to 959 for 12z Icon

 

[PEA_RIDGE]

I hope my personal opinion is wrong but I see it moving east a good bit

 

[wxdaniel]

I hope my personal opinion is wrong but I see it moving east a good bit

Care to explain?


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[accu35]

I hope my personal opinion is wrong but I see it moving east a good bit

Yeah definitely east movement

 

[WEATHERBOYROY]

I hope my personal opinion is wrong but I see it moving east a good bit

I agree, last night it took a western wobble( I think it adjusted for the separation caused by Cuba) but now it definitely seems to be more NW than WNW in movement. on the Northern side of the guidance . It should turn even more North as it draws closer to landfall. It is difficult for sure to track right now via satellite imagery without a defined eye ,so I think in a few more hours when a defined eye develops it will be easier to track.

 

[BirdManDoomW]

If you live in the Carolinas here is what you can do now. 1) fill up gas before the prices go up 2) clean storm drain debris 3) have batteries and flash lights ready to go in case weak tornadoes knock the power out 4) stock up on essentials/medications that do not need refrigeration