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MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) -

Here is the 10 a.m. Monday update from the National Hurricane Center on Tropical Storm Isaac...

LOCATION...26.1N 85.3W
ABOUT 250 MI...400 KM S OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA
ABOUT 310 MI...500 KM SE OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES

Updated Watches and Warnings:

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* EAST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO DESTIN FLORIDA...INCLUDING METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS...LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...AND LAKE MAUREPAS

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* INTRACOASTAL CITY TO MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* EAST OF DESTIN FLORIDA TO THE AUCILLA RIVER
* INTRACOASTAL CITY TO MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* EAST OF SABINE PASS TO WEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA

The National Hurricane Center says the storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by late Monday or early Tuesday. Forward movement is also expected to slow during the next 24-36 hours.

The storm is projected to remain a category one hurricane until landfall late Tuesday / early Wednesday.

Tropical storm force winds extend 205 miles outward from the center, down from 240 earlier this morning. Tropical storm conditions are expected to reach the northern Gulf coast by late Monday, with hurricane conditions expected Tuesday.

Flooding is expected with this storm along the northern Gulf coast. The National Hurricane Center says water depths could reach six to 12 feet above ground in Alabama, Mississippi, and southeast Louisiana if the peak storm surge occurs during high tide. The Florida Panhandle could see water levels of three to six feet above ground.

Rainfall totals could be up to 18 inches in southern Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and the Florida Panhandle.

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