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The National Hurricane Center (NHC) warns that Katrina, already a potentially catastrophic hurricane headed for the Northern Gulf Coast, continues to gain strength. Katrina is getting stronger-and bigger. The NHC notes that Katrina is now as strong as Hurricane Camille was in 1969, only larger, and warns that storm surge flooding will be 18-22 feet above normal, with surges to 28 feet in some areas. Although hurricanes rarely sustain these extreme winds for long, the NHC reports no obvious large-scale effects that could cause Katrina to weaken substantially. Katrina’s path likely will move northwest, then north-northwest over the next 24 hours. Other aspects of the NHC Advisory include:
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The National Hurricane Center monitors the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico for tropical storms and hurricanes. They then make maps, forecasts, satellite images, and other information available to the public online. Their website ... has a variety of hurricane awareness and history information.
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In its sixth advisory, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) issues a hurricane warning for Southeast Florida Coast from Vero Beach to Florida City. A hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions are expected in the warning area within the next 24 hours. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion. A tropical storm watch remains in effect for the East-Central Florida coast. The NHC expects Katrina to become a hurricane on Thursday before reaching the Southeast Florida coastt. In its discussion, The NHC indicates that Katrina has turned west in the past few hours and is expected to continue to move slowly on a westward track for the next 24 to 48 hours.
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The National Hurricane Center says satellite images indicate that the depression forming in the Atlantic has reached tropical storm status. The center of Tropical Storm Dean is located farther to the south and west than previously indicated. Dynamical guidance suggests that Dean could near the Lesser Antilles as a hurricane with 100 to 110 knot winds in approximately five days.
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WASHINGTON, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Hurricane Center said that in recorded history, there have never been four tropical storms formed in the Atlantic so early in the hurricane season. With Hurricane Dennis now heading for the Gulf Coast and soon affecting other states inland, the American Red Cross encourages individuals, families and communities to heed the advice of officials and take precautions.
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Through the lifetime of a hurricane, advisories from the National Hurricane Center give the storm's position and what the forecasters, or hurricane specialists, expect the storm will do. As the hurricane moves to within a day or two of its predicted landfall, these advisories begin to carry watch and warning messages, telling people when and where the hurricane is expected to strike and what its effects are likely to be.
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