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SUNDAY - 8:30AM Katrina UPDATE *LINK* *PIC*

Posted By: Capt Patrick McCrary
Date: Sunday, 28 August 2005, at 9:58 a.m.

NHC has made a slight shift to the east as the official landfall forecast. This could be a very slight relief for N.O. but, at a strong Cat4 or Cat5, it may not be enough... Current forecast is landfall near 30.0N 89.8W at 135kt, (155mph). That's just about Gulf Port, MS. The track carries the eye directly over Port Eads.

As with all, especially large & intense hurricanes, there will be a continual wobbling right down to ground zero. There's little question that Katrine is destined to be a catastrophic weather event, possibly the worst storm in recorded history.

Br,

Patrick

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SUNDAY - 8:30AM UPDATE (Source - Ed, at Central Florida Hurricane Center - http://flhurricane.com/.)

"With central pressure now at 908MB and sustained winds of 160MPH, Katrina is now a powerful Category V Hurricane. As with any strong hurricane, fluctuations in intensity are likely over the next 24 hours as the storm moves northwest and north toward the Louisiana/Mississippi border area, but the bottom line is that Katrina is a dangerous hurricane that will cause extensive to catastrophic damage when she makes landfall along the north central Gulf coast. Significant track changes are less likely as the window of time for those changes narrows - the best advise is to monitor the latest track forecasts from NHC. Tropical storm or hurricane force winds will cover a large area of the northern Gulf coast (probably all of it), and near the center of the storm hurricane force winds will extend well inland from the coast for at least 12 to 18 hours after landfall. The storm is expected to move due north and eventually north northeast after landfall. Residents in the Hurricane Warning area are urged to take immediate protective action.
ED"

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