On Aug 17, 6:30*pm, "Lawrence Jenkins" wrote:
"Dawlish" wrote in message

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First one of the season. Could strengthen to be a major hurricane by
Wed. Not threatening landfall at present.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Blimey surely a sign the the sceptics are wrong.

As you say it is the hurricane season

This is the first time I have seen a hurricane predicted as M.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at3...large#contents

As I recall Katrina never got to that level. s it higher than a
category 5?

Cheers, Alastair.