Katrina's Replacement Gaining Strength In Atlantic

saintfan · 08-30-2011, 10:54 PM

In its 11 p.m. ET advisory, the hurricane center said Katia has maximum sustained winds of 60 mph – up from 45 mph 12 hours earlier. The storm was in the open Atlantic about 1,700 miles east-southeast of the Caribbean Sea's Leeward Islands.

Katia was moving west-northwest near 22 mph. That general motion was expected to continue for the next two days, though the forward speed could decrease, the hurricane center said.

Still way the hell out there, so just a heads up for all you coasties.

Tropical Storm Katia forecast to become major hurricane – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

08-30-2011, 10:54 PM	#1
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Katrina's Replacement Gaining Strength In Atlantic In its 11 p.m. ET advisory, the hurricane center said Katia has maximum sustained winds of 60 mph – up from 45 mph 12 hours earlier. The storm was in the open Atlantic about 1,700 miles east-southeast of the Caribbean Sea's Leeward Islands. Katia was moving west-northwest near 22 mph. That general motion was expected to continue for the next two days, though the forward speed could decrease, the hurricane center said. Still way the hell out there, so just a heads up for all you coasties. Tropical Storm Katia forecast to become major hurricane – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

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