Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Track Forecast Cone / NOAA
**Updated 4:56 p.m. CST Sunday**
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a State of Emergency in Louisiana and hurricane warnings have been issued across the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida panhandle late Sunday afternoon, as Tropical Storm Isaac is close to becoming Hurricane Isaac 2012, with a path targeting the vulnerable U.S. Gulf Coast region.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a State of Emergency in Louisiana and hurricane warnings have been issued across the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida panhandle late Sunday afternoon, as Tropical Storm Isaac is close to becoming Hurricane Isaac 2012, with a path targeting the vulnerable U.S. Gulf Coast region.
Forecast models in the latest update now suggest a more westerly move for the storm, placing areas ravished by Hurricane Katrina -- New Orleans and the Mississippi coast -- directly in the line of fire.
Officials still expect Hurricane Isaac to strike the coast at Category 2 strength. Many coastal areas will be facing mandatory evacuations as the storm progresses and the forecast becomes clearer on Monday.
**Updated at 10:50 a.m. CST Sunday**
The Hurricane Watch area has now been extended to include New Orleans. Also, the latest forecast models show the Hurricane Isaac track shifting to the west slightly, increasing the threat to Louisiana, while keeping the coasts of Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida panhandle in the strike zone.
The Hurricane Watch area has now been extended to include New Orleans. Also, the latest forecast models show the Hurricane Isaac track shifting to the west slightly, increasing the threat to Louisiana, while keeping the coasts of Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida panhandle in the strike zone.
The most recent forecast models show Hurricane Isaac 2012 making a direct hit on Mississippi, with heavy impact on Alabama and the Florida panhandle.
Tropical Storm Isaac is getting stronger on Sunday, and the latest forecast update calls for it to likely become powerful Hurricane Isaac in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico in coming days, before likely striking the Mississippi, Alabama coasts, and Florida panhandle late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning somewhere between Biloxi and Destin.
The latest forecast models Sunday show Hurricane Isaac 2012 striking along the Mississippi and Alabama border at Category 2 strength, packing winds of 105 miles per hour. By early Thursday morning, Isaac would be inland over Mississippi and Alabama at Tropical Storm strength.
The latest forecast models Sunday show Hurricane Isaac 2012 striking along the Mississippi and Alabama border at Category 2 strength, packing winds of 105 miles per hour. By early Thursday morning, Isaac would be inland over Mississippi and Alabama at Tropical Storm strength.
Residents from Biloxi and Gulfport to Mobile, Pensacola, Destin and Panama City and communities in between are being urged to make preparations beginning immediately along the Gulf Coast as Isaac plods its way north in the coming days, with a high degree of confidence in forecast models.
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