ralphfl
(Weather Master)
Sat Aug 27 2005 11:53 PM
Re: New Orleans Prepares for Katrina

...Dangerous Hurricane Katrina begins to move toward the
west-northwest...
A Hurricane Watch is in effect along the northern Gulf Coast from
Intracoastal City to the Alabama-Florida border.


West northwest as predicted by the NHC

Katrina has begun to move toward the west-northwest near 7 mph.
This general motion should continue tonight and Sunday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 115 mph...with higher gusts.
Katrina is a category three hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
scale. Strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours...and
Katrina could become a category four hurricane later tonight or
Sunday.


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