nicholas update: storm has slowed down, strengthened, rainfall est upped

[MrPosti...@kymhorsell.com]

Nicholas is around 135 km from CC and less than 50 km from the nearest
TX port town. It has slowed down over the last few hrs and delayed
landfall to early evening local time.

The floats within 100 mi of the center are now reading 6m+ waves.
Given they were averaging around 0.5m a couple days back it seems
there will be a bit of a strom surge and maybe the NHC estimated peak
surge will be an under-estimate.

Some mets are putting rainfall at 20" also over the NHC current
warnings of "only" upto 10".

Tropical Storm Nicholas could cause up to 20 inches of rain in Gulf ...
NBC News, 14 Sep 2021 00:34Z
Tropical Storm Nicholas on Mon afternoon had maximum sustained winds
of 65 mph and was located over the Gulf of Mexico. The storm was 70 miles
south of...

As usual, the s/w continues to update the data from the nearby ocean
floats every few hrs at <kymhorsell.com/NICHOLAS>.
(Next update will start in ~20 mins).

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