Hurricane Ida advisory for 11 a.m.
A hurricane warning remains in effect for the east coast of Nicaragua from Bluefields northward to Puerto Cabezas. Hurricane-force winds are expected somewhere within the warning area during the next several hours.
At 10 a.m. EST, the government of Nicaragua has discontinued the tropical storm warning from south of Bluefields to the Nicaragua/Costa Rica border.
A hurricane watch and tropical storm warning remain in effect for the eastern coast of Nicaragua from north of Puerto Cabeza to the Honduras/Nicaragua border.
At 10 a.m. EST the center of Hurricane Ida was about 75 miles north of Bluefields, Nicaragua and about 65 miles south-southwest of Puerto Cabeza, Nicaragua.
Ida is moving toward the northwest near 6 mph and a turn to the north-northwest is expected later today, followed by a turn toward the north late Friday or Friday night. On the forecast track, the center of Ida will move across eastern Nicaragua and eastern Honduras during the next couple of days.
Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph with higher gusts. Ida is a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. Weakening is expected as Ida moves inland over Nicaragua today and tonight. Ida is forecast to weaken to a tropical storm later today.
Hurricane winds extend outward up to 15 miles from the center and tropical storm winds extend outward up to 70 miles.
Ida is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 5 to 7 inches over the island off the coast of Nicaragua with maximum amounts of 12 inches possible. Rainfall accumulations of 15 to 20 inches are expected over eastern Nicaragua and eastern Honduras with maximum amounts of 25 inches possible. these rains could produce life-threatening flash flood and mud slides.
A storm surge could raise water levels by as much as 3 feet above ground level along the east coast of Nicaragua, with large and dangerous battering waves, near and to the north of where the center of Ida makes landfall. Water levels should begin to subside later today.
Source: National Hurricane Center