Katrina's Forecast Track Shifts West, Northern Gulf Needs to Watch

2:30am Update
Recon reports indicate that the pressure has fallen to 950mb with Hurricane Katrina. A corresponding increase in winds, from the 110mph at the 2a advisory to major hurricane status, is likely forthcoming. The storm is projected to pass near or over the Loop Current, traditionally a region over which intense storms often deepen, meaning the potential is there for the storm to ramp up even further over the next couple of days. The current projected path takes the storm near New Orleans at landfall as a category 4 hurricane, a certainly unnerving scenario for many along the coastline. Stay tuned for updates on the highly uncertain future track of Hurricane Katrina.

Original Update
The National Hurricane Center has shifted the track westward tonight, in response to a general movement of the storm and the models.

It's now forecast to landfall along the Alabama coastline near Mobile County. This is a fairly substantial shift west from the Prior advisory, and it enlarges the cone of error.

The northern Gulf coast will want to watch Katrina. The Hurricane Center mentions the possibility of more adjustments to the forecast track later.

(We and Skeetobite are looking for feedback on maps, let us know here)

More to come as we get more information.

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Edited by Clark (Sat Aug 27 2005 06:24 AM)

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