Hurricane Delta 2 p.m. update

FOR ANOTHER UPDATE ON HURRICANEDELTA WITH STORM SURGE STARTINGTO INCREASE OVER TOWARDS PARTSOF VERMILLION BAYON I-220 FOOTSTORM SURGE SIX TO NINE FOOTSTORM SURGE OVER TOWARDS CLOSETO NEW IBERIA 3 + 2 6 FOOT STORMSURGE OVER INTO LAKEPONTCHARTRAIN.NOW AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXTCOUPLE HOURS.WE ARE GOING TO EXPECT HER AGAINDELTA TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.IT IS NOW A CATEGORY TWO STORMJUST ON ONE MILE AN HOURUNDERNEATH THE CATEGORY 3 STATUSOF VERY STRONG POTENT STORM.SCOTT A WEEK IN ABOUT ANOTHERFEW MILE AN HOUR WIND SPEEDSAROUND A HUNDRED OF FIVE UPONLAND FALL BETWEEN THE HOURS OF5:00 AND 7:00 O’CLOCK LATER ONTODAY AND THEN CONTINUE TOWEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVEINLAND TWO PARTS OF LOUISIANA ASA TROPICAL STORM SATURDAYMORNING MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDSAROUND 60 MILES AN HOUR, BUT ATTHIS TIME A LOT OF THAT RAIN ANDWIND IS GOING TO BE CURVING UPAND OVER A CENTRAL MISSISSIPPIFOR US HERE IN CENTRAL,MISSISSIPPI.OUR MAIN THREATS ARE GOING TO BETHROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTOTHE EARLY MORNING.SO HERE’S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE BUTHEAVIEST OF RAIN STARTING TO IRAN ACROSS CENTRAL, MISSISSIPPIBY AROUND 6:00 TO 9:00 O’CLOCKTONIGHT GUSTY WINDS PERSISTINGFROM HAZLEHURST DOWN TOWARDSPOOR GIFTS AND NATCHEZ-ADAMS.A COMB 30 TO 45 MILES AN HOURPOTENTIALLY AND THEN IT GETSPRETTY BREEZY UP TOWARDS PARTSOF BELZONI AND KOSCIUSKO-ATTALANIN TO THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLYMORNING HOURS OF SOME OF THESEOUTER FEEDER BANDS AS WELL.WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO REALLYKEEP AN EYE ON ESPECIALLY INSOUTH, MISSISSIPPI AND COASTALMISSISSIPPI EVEN INTO THE EARLYPARTS OF THE MORNING.WE COULD POTENTIALLY BE SEEINGWHEN GUST AT TIMES LONGER,MISSISSIPPI RIVER COUNTIESBETWEEN 50 TO 60 MILE AN HOURGUSTS AND ALSO DOWN TOWARDSPARTS OF BROOKHAVEN AND MACOMBBY SIX O’CLOCK TOMORROW MORNINGSTILL VERY BREEZY GUSTS AROUND40 TO MILES AN HOUR AT TIMESWITH THAT CENTER OF CIRCULATIONOFF INTO NORTHEASTERN QUADRANTOF LOUISIANA WITH SOME OF THOSEEXTERIOR RAIN BANDS CONTINUINGTO MOVE UP TOWARDS THE NORTH ANDTHE NORTHEAST.WE FINALLY GET A LITTLE BIT OFSOME RELIEF WHEN IT COMES TO THERAIN BY THE EARLY PARTS OF THEAFTERNOON, AND WE’RE STILL GOINGTO BE PRETTY BREEZY NOT REALLYGOING TO SEE MUCH RELAXATIONWHEN IT COMES TO BREEZYCONDITIONS UNTIL LATE SATURDAYINTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTOSUNDAY MORNING.KEEP IT RIGHT HERE WILL H