She is growing stronger as she moves slowly west into the very warm waters of the SE Gulf of Mexico.
At 10 am, CDT, here are the main facts:
POSITION:
Latitude 25.1N, Longitude 82.2W, 45 miles NW of Key West, 75 miles SSW of Naples
MOVEMENT: West at 7 mph. This should continue for about the next 24 hours.
WINDS: Sustained 80 mph with gusts to 100. She is now a Category one, should be a Category Two by Saturday
PRESSURE: Dropping rather rapidly. Now down to 971 millibars or 28.67 inches.
TRACK FORECAST
No major changes but possibly a slight shift to the west on the NW Florida Coast at time of landfall which should be Monday morning. Landfall estimate is near Panama City but latest forecast seems to shift it a best west of there. Landfall is still three days away. Probably see some more changes/surprises. After landfall, the track forecast curves across the SE corner of Alabama to east of Atlanta, across the NW tip of South Carolina and into the West North Carolina Mountains by Tuesday morning (That is bad news) then along the Virginia-West Virgina border to Central Pennsylvania Wednesday morning.
OTHER INFORMATION
Still a risk of some spinoff tornadoes over South Florida today. The city of Marathon has requested that people in that city stay in their homes today, There are numerous trees and some powerlines down.
CATEGORY THREE
There are growing indications that Katrina may grow into a major hurricane before her second landfall. She may reach Category Threer and Category Four is not out of the question. Not a specific forecast at this time but just a note of caution.
As the event unfolds, we will discuss more and more how the Gulf Coast will be affected and any part of Alabama. As it stands now, mainly SE and East Central Alabama will have adverse effects,
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At 10 am, CDT, here are the main facts:
POSITION:
Latitude 25.1N, Longitude 82.2W, 45 miles NW of Key West, 75 miles SSW of Naples
MOVEMENT: West at 7 mph. This should continue for about the next 24 hours.
WINDS: Sustained 80 mph with gusts to 100. She is now a Category one, should be a Category Two by Saturday
PRESSURE: Dropping rather rapidly. Now down to 971 millibars or 28.67 inches.
TRACK FORECAST
No major changes but possibly a slight shift to the west on the NW Florida Coast at time of landfall which should be Monday morning. Landfall estimate is near Panama City but latest forecast seems to shift it a best west of there. Landfall is still three days away. Probably see some more changes/surprises. After landfall, the track forecast curves across the SE corner of Alabama to east of Atlanta, across the NW tip of South Carolina and into the West North Carolina Mountains by Tuesday morning (That is bad news) then along the Virginia-West Virgina border to Central Pennsylvania Wednesday morning.
OTHER INFORMATION
Still a risk of some spinoff tornadoes over South Florida today. The city of Marathon has requested that people in that city stay in their homes today, There are numerous trees and some powerlines down.
CATEGORY THREE
There are growing indications that Katrina may grow into a major hurricane before her second landfall. She may reach Category Threer and Category Four is not out of the question. Not a specific forecast at this time but just a note of caution.
As the event unfolds, we will discuss more and more how the Gulf Coast will be affected and any part of Alabama. As it stands now, mainly SE and East Central Alabama will have adverse effects,
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