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 693 
 WTNT42 KNHC 260257
 TCDAT2
 HURRICANE KATRINA DISCUSSION NUMBER  10
 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 11 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2005
  
 THE HURRICANE MADE LANDFALL ABOUT 630 PM EDT...2230Z EARLIER TODAY
 NEAR THE BROWARD/MIAMI DADE COUNTY LINE. SINCE THEN...THE EYE
 OF THE HURRICANE HAS BEEN MOVING SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS MIAMI-DADE
 COUNTY WHERE THE CALM WAS EXPERIENCED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS...
 FOLLOWED BY A SHARP INCREASE IN THE WINDS. THE MIAMI NATIONAL
 WEATHER SERVICE/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER OFFICE MEASURED A MINIMUM
 PRESSURE OF 984.5 MB DURING THE PASSAGE OF THE EYE AND THE WINDS
 QUICKLY INCREASED IN THE SOUTHEAST EYEWALL WITH A PEAK GUST OF 76
 KNOTS.  BECAUSE THE HURRICANE HAS BEEN MOVING OVER LAND...THE
 INITIAL INTENSITY HAS BEEN REDUCED TO 65 KNOTS. THIS IS CONSISTENT
 WITH DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVATIONS. SOME ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS
 ANTICIPATED DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. HOWEVER...KATRINA IS
 EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN ONCE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AS
 SUGGESTED BY ALL GUIDANCE. THE GFDL AND SHIPS MODELS BRING KATRINA
 TO A MAJOR HURRICANE...WHICH IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. IN
 FACT...THE ECMWF MODEL DROPS THE PRESSURE OF KATRINA IN THE GULF OF
 MEXICO TO 961 MB. THIS IS VERY IMPRESSIVE FOR A GLOBAL MODEL.
  
 KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST OR 225 DEGREES AT 7
 KNOTS...STEERED BY THE NORTHERLY FLOW AROUND A STRONG AND LARGE
 MID-LEVEL HIGH CENTERED WELL TO THE NORTHWEST OF KATRINA. THIS
 SOUTHWEST DIP HAS BEEN SUGGESTED BY THE GFDL SINCE YESTERDAY. THE
 HIGH WHICH IS CONTROLLING THE MOTION OF THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST
 TO MOVE WESTWARD AND A TROUGH OR WEAKNESS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN
 THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THIS PATTERN SHOULD FORCE KATRINA ON A
 MORE NORTHERLY TRACK OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AHEAD OF THE
 TROUGH. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH MOST OF THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE AND
 THE OFFICIAL FORECAST FOLLOWS THE GLOBAL MODEL CONSENSUS.
  
 ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT KATRINA WILL BE A DANGEROUS HURRICANE IN
 THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO IN ABOUT 3 DAYS.
  
 FORECASTER AVILA
  
  
 FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
  
 INITIAL      26/0300Z 25.5N  80.7W    65 KT
  12HR VT     26/1200Z 25.4N  81.7W    45 KT
  24HR VT     27/0000Z 25.5N  83.0W    55 KT
  36HR VT     27/1200Z 26.0N  84.0W    65 KT
  48HR VT     28/0000Z 26.5N  84.5W    75 KT
  72HR VT     29/0000Z 28.5N  85.5W    85 KT
  96HR VT     30/0000Z 31.5N  84.5W    40 KT...INLAND
 120HR VT     31/0000Z 37.0N  80.0W    25 KT...INLAND
  
  
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