Tropical Storm Katia strengthening, moving northwestward: NHC

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 Auto Catastrophe Property

Tropical Storm Katia has strengthened gradually as it moves west-northwest, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday. At 05:00 a.m. ET, Katia was located about 985 miles west of the southern Cape Verde Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour (100 km/h), and was moving west-northwest at 21 miles per hour (33 km/h). "This general motion is expected to continue with a gradual decrease in forward speed during the next couple of days," the NHC said. There are still no coastal watches or warnings in effect, NHC added.


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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/31/us-storm-katia-idUSTRE77U0IF20110831?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews
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