Ida has produced widespread flooding in eastern Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. The death toll has now topped 90. For more on the damage in Central America..... click here
Click on the map to see the 5 day forecast for Ida. Current winds are at 100 mph. A hurricane watch has been issued for areas from Grand Isle, LA to Biloxi, MS to Mobile, AL to Destin, FL to Panama City, FL to Mexico Beach, FL. The NHC has Ida hitting at Gulf Shores, AL early in the day on Tuesday with winds of 85 mph and gusts to 100 mph.
Here is the Gulf Shores forecast from the NWS.....MONDAY NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. RAIN.
RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH
BECOMING 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH BECOMING 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.

jb..the gfs has been consistent with taking ida up through north central ga and then off the east coast.. do you think this will verify?
Posted by: matt | November 08, 2009 at 05:52 PM