LOCAL COORDINATES Jennings 30.222N - 92.656W Lake Arthur 30.08N - 92.671W Welsh 30.235N - 92.822W Elton 30.481N - 92.695W
Francine is forecast to gain strength before making landfall as a hurricane somewhere along the Louisiana coast late Wednesday. As of press time, National Hurricane Center forecasts Francine to be either Category 1 or 2 at landfall.
A pool of very warm Gulf waters favors intensif…