The command and staff of the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area hold a daily Hurricane Ida brief at the Atlantic Area headquarters in Portsmouth, Virginia, Aug. 27, 2021, to check the status of forces and preparations ahead of the storm. Ida is forecasted to be a major hurricane impacting the central Gulf Coast on or around the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Dan Schrader)