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Issued at 400 PM CDT Tue Sep 10 2024 000 WTNT41 KNHC 102038 TCDAT1 Tropical Storm Francine Discussion Number 9 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062024 400 PM CDT Tue Sep 10 2024 The convection associated with Francine has not changed much in organization during the past six hours. Radar data from the WSR-88D Doppler radar in Brownsville shows good curved banding around the center, but the convection is having trouble persisting, possibly due to continued dry air entrainment. Reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft prior to 18Z showed that the central pressure had dropped to near 987 mb, and that the maximum 700-mb flight-level winds were 63 kt. Based on these data and satellite intensity estimates from SAB and TAFB, the initial intensity is set at 55 kt. The initial motion is now 035/9 kt. An approaching mid-latitude shortwave trough over Texas should cause the storm to move northeastward at a faster forward speed during the next 24-36 h, and this motion should bring the center to the Louisiana coast sometime Wednesday afternoon or evening. After that time, Francine should turn more northward between the trough and a mid-level ridge over the eastern United States. While there is little change to the track forecast scenario since the last advisory, the track guidance has again shifted to the east, most notably between 12-48 h. Based on this change, the forecast track during that period is again nudged a little to the east. The new track lies just to the left of the various consensus models. Francine has about 24 h to strengthen over warm water before it encounters strong shear near the Louisiana coast. While there remains a possibility that dry air entrainment could continue to reduce the intensification rate, the intensity forecast continues to call for steady to rapid strengthening during this time based on the otherwise favorable conditions, and the forecast peak intensity of 80 kt is at the high end of the intensity guidance. Intensification is expected to stop near or just before landfall, and rapid weakening is expected after landfall. The global models continue to show the remnants of Francine dissipating after 96 h, and the intensity forecast again follows that scenario. An experimental cone graphic that includes inland Hurricane and Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings in the U.S. is now available on the NHC website. Due to the time needed to compile the inland watch and warning information, the experimental cone graphic will not be available as quickly as the operational cone. Once it is available, the experimental cone graphic can be found from a red weblink above the operational cone graphic at https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?cone#contents. Users are encouraged to take the experimental product survey found below the experimental cone. KEY MESSAGES: 1. There is a danger of life-threatening storm surge for the Louisiana and Mississippi coastlines, where a Storm Surge Warning is in effect. Residents in the warning area should follow advice, including evacuation orders, given by local officials. 2. Damaging and life-threatening hurricane-force winds are expected in portions of southern Louisiana Wednesday, where a Hurricane Warning is in effect. Preparations to protect life and property should be complete by tonight, since tropical storm conditions are expected to begin within this area early Wednesday. 3. Francine is expected to bring heavy rainfall and the risk of considerable flash and urban flooding across eastern Louisiana, Mississippi, far southern Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle through Thursday. Flash and urban flooding is probable across the Lower Tennessee Valley and Lower Mississippi Valley Wednesday night into Friday morning. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 10/2100Z 25.7N 95.0W 55 KT 65 MPH 12H 11/0600Z 26.9N 94.0W 65 KT 75 MPH 24H 11/1800Z 28.9N 92.0W 80 KT 90 MPH 36H 12/0600Z 31.0N 90.6W 55 KT 65 MPH...INLAND 48H 12/1800Z 33.4N 89.8W 30 KT 35 MPH...INLAND 60H 13/0600Z 35.3N 89.8W 25 KT 30 MPH...INLAND 72H 13/1800Z 36.1N 89.8W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 96H 14/1800Z 37.5N 89.5W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 120H 15/1800Z...DISSIPATED $$ Forecaster Beven

Issued at 2100 UTC TUE SEP 10 2024 000 FONT11 KNHC 102038 PWSAT1 TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER 9 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062024 2100 UTC TUE SEP 10 2024 AT 2100Z THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.0 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 55 KTS...65 MPH...100 KM/H. Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH) ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (AST)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT)...SUBTRACT 5 HOURS FROM Z TIME WIND SPEED PROBABILITY TABLE FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS CHANCES OF SUSTAINED (1-MINUTE AVERAGE) WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST ...34 KT (39 MPH... 63 KM/H)... ...50 KT (58 MPH... 93 KM/H)... ...64 KT (74 MPH...119 KM/H)... FOR LOCATIONS AND TIME PERIODS DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS PROBABILITIES FOR LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN AS OP(CP) WHERE OP IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT BEGINNING DURING AN INDIVIDUAL TIME PERIOD (ONSET PROBABILITY) (CP) IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT OCCURRING BETWEEN 18Z TUE AND THE FORECAST HOUR (CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY) PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS THAN 1 PERCENT PROBABILITIES FOR 34 KT AND 50 KT ARE SHOWN AT A GIVEN LOCATION WHEN THE 5-DAY CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 3 PERCENT. PROBABILITIES FOR 34...50...64 KT SHOWN WHEN THE 5-DAY 64-KT CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 1 PERCENT. - - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS - - - - FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM TIME 18Z TUE 06Z WED 18Z WED 06Z THU 18Z THU 18Z FRI 18Z SAT PERIODS TO TO TO TO TO TO TO 06Z WED 18Z WED 06Z THU 18Z THU 18Z FRI 18Z SAT 18Z SUN FORECAST HOUR (12) (24) (36) (48) (72) (96) (120) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LOCATION KT APALACHICOLA 34 X X( X) 3( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3) PANAMA CITY FL 34 X X( X) 7( 7) X( 7) X( 7) X( 7) X( 7) DESTIN EXEC AP 34 X 2( 2) 3( 5) X( 5) X( 5) X( 5) X( 5) MONTGOMERY AL 34 X X( X) 3( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3) WHITING FLD FL 34 X 3( 3) 3( 6) 1( 7) X( 7) X( 7) X( 7) PENSACOLA FL 34 X 4( 4) 3( 7) 1( 8) X( 8) X( 8) X( 8) GFMX 290N 870W 34 X 8( 8) 7(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) MOBILE AL 34 X 5( 5) 9(14) 1(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) GULFPORT MS 34 X 7( 7) 27(34) 1(35) X(35) X(35) X(35) GULFPORT MS 50 X X( X) 3( 3) 1( 4) X( 4) X( 4) X( 4) STENNIS MS 34 X 10(10) 41(51) 1(52) X(52) X(52) X(52) STENNIS MS 50 X 1( 1) 6( 7) 1( 8) X( 8) X( 8) X( 8) BURAS LA 34 1 20(21) 23(44) X(44) X(44) X(44) X(44) BURAS LA 50 X 2( 2) 4( 6) X( 6) X( 6) X( 6) X( 6) GFMX 280N 890W 34 4 29(33) 6(39) X(39) X(39) X(39) X(39) GFMX 280N 890W 50 X 3( 3) 1( 4) X( 4) X( 4) X( 4) X( 4) JACKSON MS 34 X 5( 5) 19(24) 10(34) X(34) X(34) X(34) JACKSON MS 50 X X( X) 2( 2) 1( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3) NEW ORLEANS LA 34 1 26(27) 47(74) 1(75) X(75) X(75) X(75) NEW ORLEANS LA 50 X 2( 2) 23(25) X(25) X(25) X(25) X(25) NEW ORLEANS LA 64 X X( X) 2( 2) X( 2) X( 2) X( 2) X( 2) HOUMA LA 34 1 55(56) 29(85) X(85) X(85) X(85) X(85) HOUMA LA 50 X 15(15) 26(41) X(41) X(41) X(41) X(41) HOUMA LA 64 X 1( 1) 3( 4) X( 4) X( 4) X( 4) X( 4) GFMX 280N 910W 34 9 72(81) 1(82) X(82) X(82) X(82) X(82) GFMX 280N 910W 50 X 29(29) 2(31) X(31) X(31) X(31) X(31) GFMX 280N 910W 64 X 6( 6) 1( 7) X( 7) X( 7) X( 7) X( 7) BATON ROUGE LA 34 1 30(31) 51(82) X(82) X(82) X(82) X(82) BATON ROUGE LA 50 X 3( 3) 25(28) X(28) 1(29) X(29) X(29) BATON ROUGE LA 64 X X( X) 2( 2) X( 2) X( 2) X( 2) X( 2) MORGAN CITY LA 34 2 64(66) 25(91) 1(92) X(92) X(92) X(92) MORGAN CITY LA 50 X 22(22) 31(53) X(53) X(53) X(53) X(53) MORGAN CITY LA 64 X 2( 2) 6( 8) X( 8) X( 8) X( 8) X( 8) ALEXANDRIA LA 34 1 7( 8) 14(22) 1(23) X(23) X(23) X(23) LAFAYETTE LA 34 1 49(50) 26(76) X(76) X(76) X(76) X(76) LAFAYETTE LA 50 X 6( 6) 17(23) X(23) X(23) X(23) X(23) LAFAYETTE LA 64 X X( X) 1( 1) X( 1) X( 1) X( 1) X( 1) NEW IBERIA LA 34 2 61(63) 21(84) X(84) X(84) X(84) X(84) NEW IBERIA LA 50 X 14(14) 21(35) X(35) X(35) X(35) X(35) NEW IBERIA LA 64 X 1( 1) 2( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3) GFMX 280N 930W 34 54 45(99) X(99) X(99) X(99) X(99) X(99) GFMX 280N 930W 50 5 83(88) X(88) X(88) X(88) X(88) X(88) GFMX 280N 930W 64 1 48(49) X(49) X(49) X(49) X(49) X(49) SHREVEPORT LA 34 X 4( 4) 1( 5) X( 5) X( 5) X( 5) X( 5) FORT POLK LA 34 1 7( 8) 6(14) X(14) X(14) X(14) X(14) LAKE CHARLES 34 1 24(25) 8(33) X(33) X(33) X(33) X(33) CAMERON LA 34 6 55(61) 4(65) X(65) X(65) X(65) X(65) CAMERON LA 50 X 12(12) 2(14) X(14) X(14) X(14) X(14) CAMERON LA 64 X 1( 1) 1( 2) X( 2) X( 2) X( 2) X( 2) JASPER TX 34 1 6( 7) 1( 8) X( 8) X( 8) X( 8) X( 8) KOUNTZE TX 34 1 7( 8) 2(10) X(10) X(10) X(10) X(10) PORT ARTHUR TX 34 2 13(15) 2(17) X(17) X(17) X(17) X(17) GALVESTON TX 34 8 17(25) 2(27) X(27) X(27) X(27) X(27) GALVESTON TX 50 X 3( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3) HOUSTON TX 34 1 5( 6) X( 6) X( 6) X( 6) X( 6) X( 6) FREEPORT TX 34 2 5( 7) 1( 8) X( 8) X( 8) X( 8) X( 8) GFMX 280N 950W 34 53 9(62) X(62) X(62) X(62) X(62) X(62) GFMX 280N 950W 50 2 3( 5) X( 5) X( 5) X( 5) X( 5) X( 5) HIGH ISLAND TX 34 2 12(14) 1(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) MATAGORDA TX 34 7 6(13) 1(14) X(14) X(14) X(14) X(14) PORT O CONNOR 34 6 5(11) 1(12) X(12) X(12) X(12) X(12) ROCKPORT TX 34 2 3( 5) X( 5) X( 5) X( 5) X( 5) X( 5) CORPUS CHRISTI 34 1 3( 4) X( 4) X( 4) X( 4) X( 4) X( 4) GFMX 270N 960W 34 40 3(43) X(43) X(43) X(43) X(43) X(43) HARLINGEN TX 34 1 2( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3) BROWNSVILLE TX 34 2 1( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3) GFMX 250N 960W 34 99 X(99) X(99) X(99) X(99) X(99) X(99) $$ FORECASTER BEVEN

Storm Surge Watch/Warning Map last updated Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:38:29 GMT

...FRANCINE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO... ...CHANGES TO WARNINGS AND WATCHES ALONG THE GULF COAST... As of 4:00 PM CDT Tue Sep 10 the center of Francine was located near 25.7, -95.0 with movement NE at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 987 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.