Max Sustained Winds: 65 mph
Central Min Pressure: 987 mb
Movement: NE at 10 mph
– tropical-storm winds likely to reach the south-central coast by mid-morning on Wednesday
– hurricane winds arriving ahead of a mid/late afternoon landfall
– another modest eastward shift to the cone this afternoon
– don’t be surprised to see another minor eastward nudge with the 10 PM Advisory.
– Francine expected to become Category 1 this evening or overnight
– Francine is expected to speed up tonight into Wednesday with a forward speed of roughly 15 mph by Wednesday’s landfall
– at this stage, landfall expected along the St. Mary or Terrebonne coastlines with peak winds at landfall at ~90 mph (Category 1)
– hurricane-force winds could reach inland to the I-10/I-12 corridor
– tropical storm force winds expected to impact the remainder of the southeastern quarter of the state
– rainfall across south Louisiana is expected to run between 4″ to 8″ with locally-higher totals topping 10″
– most of that falls within a 24-hour window, producing river and flash flooding for the south-central and southeastern parishes
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