Isaias strengthens into hurricane as Gulf warnings expand
Hurricane Isaias strengthened overnight in the Gulf of Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph and a track still aimed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. Hurricane, tropical storm and storm surge warnings are now in effect across parts of the Gulf Coast.
S. Gulf Coast remaining unchanged. The latest NHC update showed the storm system with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, with high gusts recorded. " Hurricane conditions are expected to start Friday night into early Saturday morning, with tropical storm conditions expected Friday into Friday night.
The current track of the storm has it moving east-northeast at 9 mph, with a turn toward the north expected later Thursday and another turn northward on Friday. S. Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday. The storm watches issued a day ago have now been updated to warnings.
, to the Bay/Gulf County Line, Fla. A hurricane warning means hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the next 36 hours of when tropical storm force winds will approach the area. , and east of the Bay/Gulf County Line to the Aucilla River in Florida. A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within 36 hours.
A storm surge warning is in effect from the mouth of the Mississippi River to the Steinhatchee River in Florida. A storm surge warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation from rising water during the next 36 hours. A storm surge watch has been issued between the Steinhatchee River to Yankeetown, Fla. , as well as in Mobile Bay in Alabama.
, to the Steinhatchee River. , a storm surge of 2 to 4 feet is expected, with 1 to 3 feet of storm surges estimated in Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana. This content was created by Oil Price Information Service, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. OPIS is run independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.
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