First gulf coast watches issued for Texas as Tropical Storm Laura approaches

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Both storms are forecast to strengthen into hurricanes over the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days. Accuweather

Tropical Storm Marco is expected to make landfall Monday afternoon along Louisiana’s eastern coastline, according to the National Hurricane Center forecasts. 

Tropical Storm Laura is expected to make landfall as a hurricane Wednesday or Thursday in Louisiana. The National Weather Service forecasts Laura’s impact further west than Marco’s expected path. 

The NHC issued Hurricane and Storm Surge watches 4 p.m. Monday for a large portion of the northwest Gulf coast as Laura moves closer.

A Hurricane Watch was issued north from Port Bolivar, Texas, to west of Morgan City, Louisiana. A Storm Surge Watch was put into effect from San Luis Pass, Texas, to Ocean Springs, Mississippi.  And a Tropical Storm Watch was issued for the coast south of Port Bolivar to San Luis Pass, Texas, and from Morgan City, Louisiana, to the mouth of the Mississippi River.

As of 4 p.m. Monday, Marco was moving 6 mph north-northwest and is about 15 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Laura is moving at 20 mph west-northwest direction, 15 miles south of Cayo Largo, according to the National Weather Service.

Marco was recorded as having maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. Marco is forecast to approach the coast of Louisiana this afternoon, and then turn westward and move very close to the coast of Louisiana through Tuesday night.

Laura was recorded as having maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. Laura is then forecast to move over the central and northwestern Gulf of Mexico Tuesday night and Wednesday.

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