NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard has begun making preparations for Hurricane Michael. On Oct. 8, the CG set Port Condition X-Ray in the following ports and waterways: Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Port of Gulfport and Pascagoula, Miss., Port of Mobile, Ala., and ports of Panama City and Pensacola, Fla. (Source: Coast Guard 10/08/18)