Hurricane Francine is closing in on landfall in central Louisiana, expected to occur Wednesday afternoon or evening as a Category 1 storm with 90 mph (145 kph) winds. Francine closed off an eyewall overnight, enabling it to take advantage of record-warm ocean temperatures and intensify into a top-end Category 1 storm with 90 mph winds at 2 a.m. EDT Wednesday. However, high wind shear is now affecting the hurricane, and Francine is not expected to intensify any further before landfall.