Katrina Could Be Cat. 4 At Second Fla. Strike
Models Swing Katrina West, Away From Central Fla.POSTED: 12:19 pm EDT August 26, 2005
UPDATED: 5:19 pm EDT August 26, 2005
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Computers models show Hurricane Katrina continuing its path toward the Panhandle over the weekend, making landfall as a possible Category 4 hurricane.
The National Hurricane Center says that Katrina -- which is now a Category 2 storm -- could reach near Category 4 strength by midday Monday.
Friday's projected path of movement shows Katrina making a north-west turn early Saturday.
"It will spend a lot of time well away from Central Florida," Mowry said. "But on Sunday, it will make a curve back toward the Panhandle and that's when we will probably see the most rain in our area. The projected landfall is roughly between Apalachicola and New Orleans," Mowry said.
At 5 p.m. Friday, the center of Katrina was located near latitude 24.8 north, Longitude 82.9 west or about 70 miles west-northwest of Key West.
Katrina is moving toward the west-southwest near 8 mph.
Recent reports from an Air Force reserve unit hurricane hunter aircraft indicate maximum sustained winds remain near 100 mph with higher gusts.
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