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Hurricane Laura Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL132020
600 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 2020

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING FARTHER INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN 
LOUISIANA... 
...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, HURRICANE FORCE WINDS, AND FLASH 
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...

Fort Polk, Louisiana recently reported a sustained wind of 45 
mph (72 km/h) and a wind gust of 70 mph (113 km/h).

SUMMARY OF 600 AM CDT...1100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...30.9N 93.3W
ABOUT 55 MI...90 KM N OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...170 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...964 MB...28.47 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Roberts/Brown

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