Ports closing as Hurricane Sally closes in on Gulf Coast

Port of Mobile, Alabama.

Tropical Storm Sally became a hurricane Monday afternoon, with sustained winds reaching 90 mph.

As Sally becomes better organized and possibly stronger before landfall, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) decided to issue port condition Zulu for the ports of Biloxi, Gulfport and Pascagoula, Mississippi; Mobile, Alabama; as well as Pensacola, Florida.

The USCG sets port condition Zulu when weather advisories indicate that sustained gale force winds — 39-54 mph (34-47 knots) — from a tropical cyclone are...

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