The National Hurricane Center said a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico has now been named Tropical Storm Francine.
At 4 a.m., Francine was about 120 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the Rio Grande with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph.
The NHC said they expect Francine to move north-northwest slowly this morning, followed by a turn to the northeast with an increase in speed. On the forecast track, Francine is anticipated to be just offshore of the coasts of northeastern Mexico and southern Texas through Tuesday and make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday.
A Storm Surge Warning has been issued for:
- High Island Texas to the Mouth of the Mississippi River Louisiana
- Vermilion Bay
A Storm Surge Watch has been issued for:
Mouth of the Mississippi River Louisiana to the Mississippi/Alabama Border
Lake Maurepas
Lake Pontchartrain
A Hurricane Warning has been issued for:
The Louisiana coast from Sabine Pass eastward to Morgan City
A Hurricane Watch has been issued for:
- The Louisiana coast from Sabine Pass eastward to Morgan City
A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for:
- Barra del Tordo to La Pesca Mexico
- Port Mansfield to High Island Texas
- East of Grand Isle Louisiana to Mouth of the Pearl River, including metropolitan New Orleans
- Lake Pontchartrain
- Lake Maurepas
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:
Morgan City to Grand Isle
High Island to Sabine Pass
Mouth of the Rio Grande to Port Mansfield
La Pesca Mexico to the Mouth of the Rio Grande
Latest Tropical Update
September 16