...CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE KATRINA GAINS MORE STRENGTH...
...AT ABOUT 420 AM CDT... 0920Z... AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS IN HURRICANE KATRINA HAD INCREASED TO NEAR 150 MPH. KATRINA REMAINS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE.
Additionally, the Weather Channel has reported that pressure dropped to 915 mb. The pressure is now at Cat V strength, and the winds are almost at that level. This is either going to be a very powerful Cat IV or a Cat V.
Prayers up!
See above post.
It's at 150 mph now. When the sun comes up it will very likely pickup more energy... Some computer model predictions are 160+ mph.