Global & Disaster Medicine

Harvey forecast to slam Texas coast as major hurricane with ‘devastating’ flood potential

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkDPhTyXYH4

Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Hurricane Warning
GMZ001-252100-
Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico
 454 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2017
.SYNOPSIS…Hurricane Harvey is centered near 25.9N 95.4W at
25/0900 UTC, moving NW, or 320 degrees at 8 kt. Estimated minimun
central pressure is 967 mb. Maximum sustained winds are 90 kt
gusting to 110 kt. Harvey is forecast to reach near 26.9N 96.3W
this afternoon as a major hurricane with winds of 105 kt gusts
to 130 kt, and will be near 28.0N 97.1W tonight, then move inland
near 28.5N 97.4W Saturday afternoon. Harvey is then likely to
stall near or just inland of the middle Texas coast through the
remainder of the weekend.

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