Yikes - Potentional Major Hurricane towards Louisiana

[Coach]

Hopefully the folks in LA and MS don't play around with this storm.... it looks like it might get really nasty soon.

Edited: It is projected to reach as a Cat 3 or 4 on most weather news that I see.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at...start#contents

SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.1N 83.2W
ABOUT 45 MI...70 KM NW OF THE ISLE OF YOUTH
ABOUT 90 MI...145 KM SW OF HAVANA CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB...29.09 INCHES

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 80 mph (130 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is anticipated while Ida moves over western Cuba this evening. Steady to rapid strengthening is expected when Ida moves over the southeastern and central Gulf of Mexico over the weekend, and Ida is expected to be an extremely dangerous major hurricane when it approaches the northern Gulf coast on Sunday.