| WXMAN RICHIE |
| (Weather Master) |
| Thu Aug 25 2005 02:02 PM |
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NWS Miami
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AT 150 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KATRINA WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 36 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF FORT LAUDERDALE...OR DIRECTLY EAST OF LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA.
KATRINA HAS STRENGTHENED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...AND NOW HAS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 65 MPH. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOW APPROACHING THE BROWARD COAST...AND WILL APPROACH THE PALM BEACH AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO HOURS.