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Wed Jun 17, 2026, 05:18 AM 2 hrs ago

Potential Tropical Cyclone One Advisory Number 4 (not much change)

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT1+shtml/170835.shtml


Potential Tropical Cyclone One Advisory Number 4
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL012026
400 AM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026

...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COAST...
...EXPECTED TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES...

SUMMARY OF 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...28.0N 96.7W
ABOUT 35 MI...55 KM SW OF PORT OCONNOR TEXAS
ABOUT 255 MI...410 KM SW OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES
(snip)

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Sabine Pass to Morgan City

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Sargent to Sabine Pass
(snip)

At 400 AM CDT (0900 UTC), the disturbance was centered near latitude
28.0 North, longitude 96.7 West. The system is moving toward the
northeast near 6 mph (9 km/h), and an increase in forward speed is
expected today. On the forecast track, the low pressure area
should move northeastward along the Texas coast today and then move
inland over southwestern Louisiana by tonight.

Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph (45 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some str(ening is forecast, and the disturbance could become a
tropical storm today. Weakening is anticipated once the low moves
inland, and it could dissipate by tonight or early Thursday.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...60 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...60 percent.
(snip)

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