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Ida weakening, pulling in drier air

Posted by Jim Weber under Daily updates

Ida has weakened to a tropical storm this morning. Water Vapor imagery shows a large area of drier air on the western and south western side of the storm which is now beginning to take hold and make its way to the center of Ida.

Southwesterly shear is also picking up which is shearing the strongest convection to the northeast of the center. This storm will continue its weakening trend all the way to land fall as the water temperatures will continue to cool as it moves north and it begins its transition to extra-tropical.

Water temperatures across the northern Gulf are in the lower 70s which will quickly weaken Ida this afternoon and into the evening.

Buoy reports from the Gulf have been impressive with wave heights close to 21 feet. Large surf along the northern Gulf coast is already being observed and will continue to increase through the afternoon with a storm surge to the right of the center of land fall between 3 to 5 feet.