William’s North Texas Hazardous Weather Forecast this Evening:

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

IDA FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY BEFORE LANDFALL… …LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC WIND DAMAGE, AND FLOODING RAINFALL EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BEGINNING SUNDAY MORNING

At 700 PM CDT (0000 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Ida was located near latitude 26.6 North, longitude 87.5 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. A northeastward turn is forecast by Monday night. On the forecast track, the center of Ida will continue moving across the central and northern Gulf of Mexico tonight and early Sunday, and make landfall along the coast of Louisiana within the hurricane warning area Sunday afternoon or evening. Ida is then forecast to move well inland over portions of Louisiana and western Mississippi on Monday and Monday night.

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DFW TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. -William

IDA RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO… …LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC WIND DAMAGE, AND FLOODING RAINFALL EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BEGINNING SUNDAY

At 400 PM CDT (2100 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Ida was located near latitude 26.2 North, longitude 87.0 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. A northeastward turn is forecast by Monday night. On the forecast track, the center of Ida will move over the central Gulf of Mexico through tonight. Ida is then expected to make landfall along the coast of Louisiana within the hurricane warning area on Sunday, and then move inland over portions of Louisiana and western Mississippi later on Monday and Monday night.

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DEPRESSION STILL STRUGGLING WHILE MOVING NORTHWARD

At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Ten was located near latitude 15.6 North, longitude 50.0 West. The depression is moving toward the north near 8 mph (13 km/h) and this general motion is forecast to continue during the next several days.

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Here’s a look at Live Temperatures across North Texas, MesoScan Radar and the Updated Forecast Map.

DFW THIS AFTERNOON…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. -William

IDA INTENSIFYING OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO… …PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION TODAY IN THE WARNING AREA ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST

At 100 PM CDT (1800 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Ida was located near latitude 25.5 North, longitude 86.6 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. A northeastward turn is forecast by Monday night. On the forecast track, the center of Ida will move over the southeastern and central Gulf of Mexico through tonight. Ida is then expected to make landfall along the coast of Louisiana within the hurricane warning area on Sunday, and then move inland over portions of Louisiana and western Mississippi later on Monday.

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Here are Saturday’s Live Lake Levels across North Texas.

From the National Hurricane Center:

For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Ida, located over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, and on newly formed Tropical Depression Ten, located over the central tropical Atlantic.
Showers and thunderstorms associated with an elongated area of low pressure located over the central Atlantic has become a little better organized overnight. Environmental conditions are expected to be only marginally conducive for further development. However, a tropical depression could still form wtihin the next couple of days. By midweek, the system is forecast to be absorbed by a frontal system. The disturbance is expected to drift eastward through today, then accelerate northeastward Sunday toward the central north Atlantic. * Formation chance through 48 hours…medium…60 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days…medium…60 percent.
A tropical wave is expected to emerge off the coast of west Africa by the middle of next week. Thereafter, environmental conditions appear somewhat conducive for gradual development toward the end of next week as the system moves west-northwestward to northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. * Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days…medium…50 percent.
&& Public Advisories on Tropical Depression Ten are issued under WMO header WTNT35 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPAT5. Forecast/Advisories on Tropical Depression Ten are issued under WMO header WTNT25 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMAT5.
$$ Forecaster Roberts