Hurricane Laura is moving toward the north near 15 mph (24 km/h) and this motion should continue through the day. A north-eastward to east-north-eastward motion is expected tonight and Friday. On the forecast track, Laura will move northward across western and northern Louisiana through this afternoon. The center of Laura is forecast to move over Arkansas tonight, the mid-Mississippi Valley on Friday, and the mid-Atlantic states on Saturday. Maximum sustained winds are near 100 mph (160 km/h) with higher gusts. Rapid weakening is forecast, and Laura is expected to become a tropical storm later today.

Port Operations

Houston: ZULU, Houston ship channel and port are still closed.

New Orleans: NORMAL, port is OPEN

The Port Conditions are:
Vessel Operations

  • Condition Whiskey (IV): The ALERT condition in which winds above 39 mph are expected within 72 hours.
  • Condition X-Ray (III): The READINESS condition in which winds above 39 mph are expected within 48 hours.
  • Condition Yankee (II): The WARNING condition in which winds above 39 mph are expected within 24 hours.
  • Condition Zulu (I): The DANGER condition in which winds above 39 mph are expected within 12 hours and until the storm has passed and is no longer a threat.
  • Service Name

    		 Vessel Name

    		Inbound Voyage

    		Outbound Voyage

    		Contingency Plan

    ACX

    		Express Brazil

    		031N

    		034S

    		Delays expected due to Marco and Laura. Will omit Vitoria and Santos for schedule recovery.

    ACX

    		Letavia

    		032N

    		035S

    		Delays expected due to Marco and Laura

    GOEX

    		AS Cleopatra

    		033R

    		035A

    		Will omit USNOL due to Marco.

    Gulfex

    		Torrente

    		026N

    		034S

    		Delays expected due to Marco and Laura

    TA3

    		MSC Laura

    		031W

    		034E

    		Delays expcted due to Marco and Laura. Will omit BSFPO for schedule recovery.

    TA3

    		MSC Alicante

    		032W

    		035E

    		Will omit USNOL due to Marco.

    TA6

    		MSC Charleston

    		030W

    		034E

    		Delays expected due to Marco and Laura

    TP18

    		Maersk Kolkata

    		030E

    		034W

    		Will omit USNOL due to Marco.

    TP18

    		Maersk Huron

    		031E

    		035W

    		Delays expected due to Marco and Laura

    TP88

    		MSC Ans

    		030E

    		035W

    		Delays expected due to Marco and Laura

    UCLA

    		Monte Tamaro

    		031N

    		034S

    		Sailed USHOU on 8/25 @ 17:15