1. Water levels will continue to subside today along theLouisiana coast. Consult products issued by your local NationalWeather Service forecast office for additional information.

2. Tropical-storm-force winds will persist for a few more hours nearthe path of Deltas center.

3. Heavy rainfall will lead to flash flooding and minor riverflooding across portions of the Lower Mississippi and TennesseeValleys today, and into the Southern Appalachians through Sunday.Minor to major river flooding will continue across portions ofLouisiana and Mississippi though much of next week.

CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

The Storm Surge Warning has been discontinued from Cameron to Port Fourchon, Louisiana, including Vermilion Bay.

The Tropical Storm Warning along the coast from High Island Texas to the mouth of the Pearl River, including New Orleans, Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas has been discontinued.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

No coastal watches and warnings are in effect.

For storm information specific to your area, including possible inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast office.

Key messages for Delta can be found in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT1, WMO header WTNT41 KNHC, and on the web at www.hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT1.shtml.

STORM SURGE: Water levels will continue to subside today along the Louisiana coast. Consult products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast office for additional information.

RAINFALL: For northern Louisiana, southeast Arkansas, and western Mississippi, Delta is expected to produce an additional 2 to 5 inches of rain, with isolated storm totals of 10 inches. These rainfall amounts will lead to flash, urban, small stream, and minor river flooding.

As the remnants of Delta move further inland, 1 to 3 inches of rain, with locally higher amounts, are expected in the Tennessee Valley and Mid Atlantic through the weekend. There is a potential for 3 to 6 inches in the Southern Appalachians, which could lead to flash, urban, small stream, along with isolated minor river flooding.

TORNADOES: A few tornadoes are possible today and tonight across eastern Mississippi, Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, and western/central Georgia.

SURF: Swells from Delta are gradually subsiding along the northern Gulf coast. Please consult products from your local weather office for additional information.

At 400 AM CDT (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Delta was located near latitude 31.8 North, longitude 91.8 West. Delta is moving toward the northnortheast near 16 mph (26 km/h). A motion toward the northeast is expected to begin later today and continue through Sunday night. On the forecast track, the center of Delta should move across northeastern Louisiana this morning and then across northern Mississippi and into the Tennessee Valley later today and Sunday.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Additional weakening is forecast, and Delta is expected to become a tropical depression later today.

Tropicalstormforce winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km) from the center. A sustained wind of 39 mph (63 km/h) with a gust to 63 mph (102 km/h) was recently reported in Alexandria, Louisiana. A sustained wind of 37 mph (59 mph) with a gust to 63 mph (102 km/h) was recently observed in Monroe, Louisiana.

The estimated minimum central pressure based on surface observations is 990 mb (29.24 inches

Delta continues to track north-northeastward across Louisianabringing tropical-storm-force winds and heavy rains to portions ofLouisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas. Doppler radar images showthat the storm is asymmetric, with most of the heavy rains occurringon the north side of the circulation. Based on surfaceobservations, the initial intensity is lowered to 40 kt for thisadvisory. Continued weakening is forecast, and Delta should becomea tropical depression later today, and dissipate entirely in acouple of days.

The tropical storm is moving north-northeastward at 14 kt. A bendto the northeast is expected to occur later today, and that motionshould continue until the system opens into a trough in 48 to 60hours. Even though Delta is forecast to dissipate over or nearKentucky, the moisture associated with its remnants will continuenortheastward and move across the mid-Atlantic and northeast U.S.early next week.