If your daily travel patterns or business require using I-10 at Bonnet Carre Spillway between 8 pm to 5 am lanes will be closed nightly from Monday night, October 3, through Friday morning, October 7.
Ophelia a strong Category 3 Huricane shows a very distinct eye wall visible as the Hurricane moves North. In October we are near the end of Hurricane Season 2011, still there are favored late season areas to watch.
The center of the circulation currently just west of Baton Rouge. Winds have shifted towards the West. Winds are sustained from the West at 15 -20 with higher gusts to Tropical Storm force.
A large Tropical Wave continues to move West-Northwest at 10-15mph through the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. At this time the area remains disorganized with upper level winds not supporting any rapid development.
Today Satellite pictures show that shower and storms associated with a Tropical Wave located about 200 miles SSW of Jamaica is becoming better organized.
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