000 WTNT34 KNHC 281451 TCPAT4  BULLETIN Hurricane Ida Advisory Number   9 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL092021 1000 AM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021  ...IDA EXPECTED TO BEGIN RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING SOON... ...PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION TODAY IN THE WARNING AREA ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...   SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...24.8N 86.1W ABOUT 350 MI...565 KM SSE OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ABOUT 435 MI...700 KM SE OF HOUMA LOUISIANA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB...29.06 INCHES   WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:  The Tropical Storm Warning has been extended eastward along the northern Gulf coast to the Alabama/Florida border.  The Hurricane Watch along the coast of Mississippi from the Mouth of the Pearl River to the Mississippi/Alabama border has been discontinued.  The Hurricane Watch along the coast of Louisiana west of Intracoastal City has also been discontinued.  The Storm Surge Watch from Sabine Pass to Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana has been discontinued.  SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:  A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for... * East of Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Louisiana to the Mississippi/Alabama border * Vermilion Bay, Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, and Lake Maurepas  A Hurricane Warning is in effect for... * Intracoastal City Louisiana to the Mouth of the Pearl River * Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Metropolitan New Orleans  A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for... * Mobile Bay  A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for... * Cameron Louisiana to west of Intracoastal City Louisiana * Mouth of the Pearl River to the Alabama/Florida border  A Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, during the next 36 hours in the indicated locations. For a depiction of areas at risk, please see the National Weather Service Storm Surge Watch/Warning Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov.  This is a life-threatening situation.  Persons located within these areas should take all necessary actions to protect life and property from rising water and the potential for other dangerous conditions.  Promptly follow evacuation and other instructions from local officials.  A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area.  A warning is typically issued 36 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or dangerous.  Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.  A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.  A Storm Surge Watch means there is a possibility of life- threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, in the indicated locations during the next 48 hours.  For storm information specific to your area, including possible inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast office.   DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Ida was located near latitude 24.8 North, longitude 86.1 West. Ida is moving toward the northwest near 16 mph (26 km/h), and this general motion should continue through late Sunday or early Monday, followed by a slower northward motion on Monday.  On the forecast track, the center of Ida will move over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico today and move over the central Gulf of Mexico tonight and early Sunday.  Ida is then expected to make landfall along the U.S. northern Gulf coast within the hurricane warning area on Sunday, and then move inland over portions of Louisiana or western Mississippi later on Monday.  Maximum sustained winds are near 85 mph (140 km/h) with higher gusts.  Rapid strengthening is forecast during the next 24 to 36  hours and Ida is expected to be an extremely dangerous major  hurricane when it approaches the northern Gulf coast on Sunday.   Weakening is expected after Ida makes landfall.  Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles (205 km).  The latest minimum central pressure estimated from Air Force  Reserve reconnaissance aircraft data is 984 mb (29.06 inches).   HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- Key messages for Ida can be found in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT4, WMO header WTNT44 KNHC, and on the web at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at4.shtml?key_messages.  STORM SURGE:  The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline.  The water could reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide...  Morgan City, LA to Mouth of the Mississippi River...10-15 ft Mouth of the Mississippi River to Ocean Springs, MS including Lake Borgne...7-11 ft Intracoastal City, LA to Morgan City, LA including Vermilion Bay...6-9 ft Ocean Springs, MS to MS/AL border...4-7 ft Lake Pontchartrain...4-7 ft Lake Maurepas...3-5 ft Pecan Island, LA to Intracoastal City, LA...3-5 ft MS/AL border to AL/FL border including Mobile Bay...2-4 ft Sabine Pass to Pecan Island, LA...1-3 ft  Overtopping of local levees outside of the Hurricane and Storm  Damage Risk Reduction System is possible where local inundation  values may be higher than those shown above.  The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast near and to  the east of the landfall location, where the surge will be  accompanied by large and dangerous waves.  Surge-related flooding  depends on the relative timing of the surge and the tidal cycle, and  can vary greatly over short distances.  For information specific to  your area, please see products issued by your local National Weather  Service forecast office.  WIND:  Hurricane conditions are expected in the hurricane warning area along the Louisiana coast beginning Sunday with tropical storm  conditions expected to begin by late tonight or early Sunday  morning.  These conditions will spread inland over portions of Louisiana and Mississippi Sunday night and Monday.  RAINFALL:  Heavy rainfall from Ida will begin to impact the  Louisiana coast Sunday morning, spreading northeast into the Lower  Mississippi Valley later Sunday into Monday.  Total rainfall  accumulations of 8 to 16 inches with isolated maximum amounts of 20  inches are possible across southeast Louisiana and southern  Mississippi through Monday. This is likely to result in  life-threatening flash and urban flooding impacts and significant  riverine flooding impacts.  Ida is forecast to turn northeast later Monday, with rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches possible from northeastern Louisiana and central Mississippi into the Tennessee Valley. This is likely to result in considerable flash and riverine flooding impacts.  Rainfall impacts from Ida will diminish across western Cuba today  as the storm continues to lift northward away from the island.  An  additional 1 to 2 inches of rain with isolated maximum amounts of 4  inches are possible across western Cuba through today. These  rainfall amounts may produce flash floods and mudslides.  TORNADOES:  Tornadoes will be possible Sunday into Monday across the northern Gulf coast states including parts of eastern Louisiana, Mississippi, central and southern Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. The longest duration tornado threat will exist across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi.  SURF:  Swells generated by Ida will continue to affect western Cuba through today.  Swells will begin reaching portions of the northern Gulf coast later today and continue through Monday.  These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.  Please consult products from your local weather office.   NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next intermediate advisory at 100 PM CDT. Next complete advisory at 400 PM CDT.  $$ Forecaster Brown