Hurricane Ida Projected Path – The latest National Hurricane Center projected path for Hurricane Ida places landfall at the Alabama Florida border.
A hurricane warning is in effect for the northern Gulf coast from Pascagoula, Mississippi to Indian Pass, Florida with Ida’s projected path hitting the coast mid-day Tuesday.
Hurricane Ida is a slow-moving storm being weakened by heavy wind shear and cold waters in the northern Gulf, but the storm’s slow speed means plenty of rain and extensive flooding in low-lying areas.
NHC – Ida Projected Path
THE LATEST FIXES FROM THE NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT SUGGEST THAT IDA IS MOVING ALONG A HEADING OF 335/14…FASTER AND A LITTLE TO THE LEFT OF THE PREVIOUS TRACK.
IDA IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE NORTHWARD TODAY AHEAD OF A MID- TO UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL UNITED STATES AND NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO.
AFTER LANDFALL…IDA IS EXPECTED TO SLOW AND TURN SHARPLY TOWARD THE EAST…AND THE NHC FORECAST CONTINUES TO FOLLOW THIS SCENARIO.
HURRICANE IDA FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INITIAL 09/0900Z 25.1N 87.9W 80 KT
12HR VT 09/1800Z 27.2N 88.2W 75 KT
24HR VT 10/0600Z 29.6N 87.8W 70 KT
36HR VT 10/1800Z 30.9N 86.7W 45 KT…INLAND
48HR VT 11/0600Z 31.0N 85.0W 35 KT…EXTRATROPICAL INLAND
72HR VT 12/0600Z…ABSORBED BY FRONT
And that’s the latest news on Hurricane Ida Projected Path.
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November 9th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Ida started out as the third hurricane of this year’s Atlantic season, which ends Dec. 1, but it weakened to a tropical storm Monday morning, with maximum sustained winds near 70 mph.
The National Hurricane Center said it was expected to weaken further before making landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast sometime Tuesday morning.
Tropical storm warnings were in effect across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
Residents elsewhere in the Southeast braced for heavy rain.
In north Georgia, which saw historic flooding in September, forecasters said up to four more inches could soak the already-saturated ground as Ida moved across the state.
There were no immediate plans for mandatory evacuations, but authorities in some coastal areas were opening shelters and encouraging people near the water or in mobile homes to leave.
Monday morning, Ida was located about 185 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River and about 285 miles south-southwest of Pensacola. It was moving north-northwest near 17 mph.