Monday, November 9, 2009 12:00AM:
HURRICANE IDA (24.4N 87.5W 105mph winds moving NNW at 15mph)
Ida continues her northward trek toward the central Gulf Coast, picking up forward speed while maintaining category two intensity. Ida continues to hold her own as she begins to move over cooler waters with increased wind shear. We’ll watch Ida as she sets aim along the MS/AL/FL panhandle coastlines. She’s forecast to make landfall early Tuesday morning, bringing hurricane force winds, coastal water rise, and heavy rains of 3-6” to portions of MS/AL and areas north. We’ll continue to monitor Ida before, during, and after landfall. SWLA will be spared from any direct impacts from Ida.
-Meteorologist Jeff Jumper
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