8:15AM EDT 25 August 2020 Update
NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft data indicate that Laura has become a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75mph.
Original Update
Laura is now forecast to become a major hurricane before landfall, and the Hurricane warnings have been extended west to San Luis Pass, which includes Galveston and the Houston area and extends east to Morgan City Louisiana. Storm Surge watches are up from San Luis Pass Texas to Ocean Springs Mississippi.
Laura is very close to becoming a hurricane and probably will do so by 11AM EDT. The forecast shows 115mph winds, but it is possible for Laura to strengthen more. Those in the watch area probably should prepare for 1 category higher than projected and hope for the best, as the trend is toward a stronger system, not weaker. For the watch areas, this means prepare for a potential category 4 storm. Storm surge along the coast will likely be a big problem at and well to the right of the landfall point.
Those in the watch areas please listen to local media and officials for more information in your area.
Further adjustments to the track are possible later today.
Also, Marco's last advisory has been issued and is out of the picture.
Laura Event Related Links
SFWMD Model Plot (Animated Model Plot) SFWMD Hurricane Page
[https://flhurricane.com/floatanimator.php?year=2020&storm=13 Flhurricane Satellite Floater Animation of Laura
GOES Floater
Animated Model Plot of Laura
Clark Evans Track Model Plot of Laura
(Animated!) Model Plots in Google Earth - In Google Maps
Clark Evans Intensity Model Plot of Laura (Animated!)
Clark Evans Track Plot of Laura
Other Model Charts from Clark
Clark Evans Top 10 Analog Storms for Laura
More model runs on from RAL/Jonathan Vigh's page
NRL Info on Laura -- RAMMB Info
COD Atlantic Satellite View
North Gulf Links
North Gulf/Southern Mississippi Valley Composite Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
East to West:
Mobile, AL Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
New Orleans, LA Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Lake Charles, LA Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Houston/Galveston, TX Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Gulf of Mexico Satellite Imagery
Area Forecast Discussions:
Mississippi/Alabama/Pensacola -
New Orleans, LA -
Lake Charles, LA -
Houston/Galveston, TX
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- Lake Charles, LA Area Media and Information
kplctv 7 NBC Lake Charles
Fox 29 Lake Charles
American Press Newspaper Lake Charles
Houston/Galveston Related Links:
Texas Emergency Management
Galveston area Storm Surge Map (pdf)
Webcams:
Surfside Beach Jetty Cam
Octogon View (Surfside Beach, TX)
Matagoria Beach Webcam
North TextVisual WebCam summary Page from HurricaneCity,com
Corpus Christi city Webcams
Media:
Houston Area:
Click2Houston/Local 2
KHOU
Galveston County The Daily News
chron.com
ABC13 KTRK
Houston Press
Corpus Christi:
KRIS NBC 6
KIII TV 3 ABC
MZTV 10 CBS
Corpus Christi Caller Times Paper
Power:
Center Point Energy Power Outages (Houston Area)
AEP Texas Outage map
Edited by cieldumort (Wed Aug 26 2020 12:06 AM)