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To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (2282)	8/28/2005 1:44:41 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Respond to of 26098

Latest advisory, now down to 906mb! nhc.noaa.gov REPEATING THE 1 PM CDT POSITION...26.5 N... 88.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...175 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 906 MB.

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (2282)	8/28/2005 2:04:30 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 26098

US Struck only 3 times in recorded history by Cat 5s There are mandatory evacuations in and near New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina seems intent on causing the most havoc possible. She has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 160 mph and gusts to 195! Hurricane force winds extend approximately 75 miles from her center. The US has been struck by storms of this magnitude only 3 times since accurate records have been kept. The current forecast track puts Katrina on the most devastating track possible, with a track that brings her directly into New Orleans. By the way, FEMA has long recognized a landfalling category 5 hurricane at New Orleans as one of the top three worth disasters they have prepared for happening in the US. There is the possibility of incredible flooding. Katrinas current track would have her placed in almost the perfect spot to cause the worst flooding possible in New Orleans. The path of most severe wind destruction, where the eyewall makes landfall, could be as much as 30 miles wide with 150-200 mph winds experienced in that path, which will extend several miles inland. Warm water temperatures and lack of wind shear mean there is not much to weaken her.