they are reporting here in Houston it will slow to stong cat3 by landfall
So they hope...
"they are reporting here in Houston it will slow to stong cat3 by landfall"
They also predicted that Rita would max out at cat 4. One thing they have not got a clue about is intensity. Not for Katrina and not for Rita. So If I were living in Houston...I would not bet my life on the NWC forcast for intensity.