NASA's Aqua satellite provided a visible light look at the somewhat shapeless structure as it moved off the coast of El Salvador.

As of 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) on Nov. 6, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) noted the center of Tropical Storm Ida was located near latitude 14.5 degrees north and longitude 91.5 degrees west. That puts the center about 125 miles (215 km) southwest of Guatemala City, Guatemala, and about 210 miles (335 km) southeast of Puerto Angel, Mexico.

Ida was moving toward the north-northeast near 8 mph (13 kph). A gradual turn toward the northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected during the next 3 days.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 45 mph (75 kph) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast today, but weakening is expected to begin tonight and continue into Friday.

The NHC said that Ida remains a small tropical cyclone with the strongest winds located near the center.

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Ida on Nov. 5 at 3:45 a.m. EDT and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard captured a visible light image of the storm. The image showed a small storm with a broad circulation center. The storm was over the Pacific ocean about 165 miles (265 km) south-southwest of the Guatemalan coast.

NHC said that Ida is producing disorganized shower activity over the western Gulf of Fonseca and along the Pacific coast of El Salvador.

NHC forecasters said "Ida is expected to weaken to a tropical depression overnight and into Friday. Ida is expected to become a post-tropical remnant low centered over the Bay of Campeche by Saturday. The remnant low is expected to dissipate over the Bay of Campeche on Sunday."