William’s North Texas Hazardous Weather Forecast this Evening:

There is a chance of thunderstorms near and south of Interstate 20 through sunset this evening. Severe weather is not expected.

IDA INLAND OVER PINAR DEL RIO CUBA… …FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY THIS WEEKEND

At 800 PM EDT (0000 UTC), the center of Hurricane Ida was located over western Cuba near latitude 22.4 North, longitude 83.5 West. Ida is moving toward the northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h), and this general motion should continue until Ida reaches the northern Gulf coast on Sunday. A slower northward motion is forecast after Ida reaches the northern Gulf coast. On the forecast track, the center of Ida will remain over western Cuba for another hour or two, and then move over the southeastern and central Gulf of Mexico later tonight and Saturday. Ida is forecast to make landfall along the U.S. northern Gulf coast within the hurricane warning area on Sunday.

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DFW TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. -William

CENTER OF IDA APPROACHING WESTERN CUBA… …STORM SURGE AND HURRICANE WARNINGS ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST

At 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Ida was located near latitude 22.1 North, longitude 83.2 West. Ida is moving toward the northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h), and this general motion should continue until Ida reaches the northern Gulf coast on Sunday. A slower northward motion is forecast after Ida reaches the northern Gulf coast. On the forecast track, the center of Ida will pass over western Cuba during the next several hours, and then move over the southeastern and central Gulf of Mexico later tonight and Saturday. Ida is forecast to make landfall along the U.S. northern Gulf coast within the hurricane warning area on Sunday.

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CENTER OF IDA APPROACHING WESTERN CUBA… …STORM SURGE AND HURRICANE WARNINGS ISSUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST

At 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Ida was located near latitude 22.1 North, longitude 83.2 West. Ida is moving toward the northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h), and this general motion should continue until Ida reaches the northern Gulf coast on Sunday. A slower northward motion is forecast after Ida reaches the northern Gulf coast. On the forecast track, the center of Ida will pass over western Cuba during the next several hours, and then move over the southeastern and central Gulf of Mexico later tonight and Saturday. Ida is forecast to make landfall along the U.S. northern Gulf coast within the hurricane warning area on Sunday.

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

DFW THIS AFTERNOON…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. -William

IDA MAKES LANDFALL AS A HURRICANE ON THE ISLE OF YOUTH

At 200 PM EDT (1800 UTC), the center of Hurricane Ida was located by Cuban radar and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft near latitude 21.6 North, longitude 82.7 West. Ida is moving toward the northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h), and this general motion should continue over the next few days. On the forecast track, the center of Ida will pass over the Isle of Youth during the next hour or so, move over western Cuba later today, and move over the southeastern and central Gulf of Mexico tonight and Saturday. Ida is forecast to make landfall along the U.S. northern Gulf coast within the hurricane watch area on Sunday.

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Here are Friday’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 Tropical Storm Ida, located over the northwestern Caribbean Sea near the Cayman Islands.
An elongated area of low pressure located over the central Atlantic about 600 miles east of Bermuda is producing showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are expected to be marginally conducive for development, however, a tropical depression could still form over the weekend. The system is expected to drift eastward today and Saturday, then accelerate northeastward on Sunday toward the central-north Atlantic. * Formation chance through 48 hours…medium…50 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days…medium…60 percent.
A tropical wave located about midway between the Cabo Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles is producing limited showers and thunderstorms. Gradual development of this system is expected, however, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next couple of days before it moves into an environment of stronger upper-level winds and slightly cooler waters. The disturbance is forecast to move west-northwestward today, then turn northward Saturday. * Formation chance through 48 hours…high…70 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days…high…80 percent.
&& Public Advisories on Tropical Storm Ida are issued under WMO header WTNT34 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPAT4. Forecast/Advisories on Tropical Storm Ida are issued under WMO header WTNT24 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMAT4.
$$ Forecaster Roberts