The third hurricane of the season has formed near Central America. A hurricane in November is a rare event. Only 37 of them have popped up in this month since 1900. Only 4 have hit the U.S. All of them have ended up in Florida. There is a chance that Ida, if she can get out of Central America alive, will migrate northward into the Gulf by next week.

Here is the latest statment from Hurricane Center.

IDA BECOMES A HURRICANE AS IT NEARS THE COAST OF NICARAGUA... 

SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT IDA HAS STRENGTHENED TO A 
HURRICANE.

AT 700 AM EST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IDA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 12.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.4 WEST OR ABOUT 60
MILES...100 KM...NORTH-NORTHEAST OF BLUEFIELDS NICARAGUA AND ABOUT
85 MILES...135 KM...SOUTH OF PUERTO CABEZAS NICARAGUA.

IDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR...AND A
GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.  ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...IDA WILL MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE EASTERN COAST OF
NICARAGUA THIS MORNING AND MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN
NICARAGUA AND EASTERN HONDURAS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...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.























Most of the models show Ida moving toward the Southeast. A cold front should 
keep it away from Texas. Of course, we will keep a close eye on it.