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...Category five Rita continuing to strengthen over the central Gulf of Mexico...
Movement toward...west near 9 mph. Maximum sustained winds...175 mph. Minimum central pressure... 897 mb.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 70 miles...110 km... from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 185 miles...295 km.
793 posted on
09/21/2005 7:46:39 PM PDT by
NautiNurse
(The task before us is enormous, but so is the heart of America.)
To: NautiNurse
continuing to strengthen?????
What??? What is the strongest hurricane on record?
803 posted on
09/21/2005 7:47:44 PM PDT by
Calpernia
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