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Old Sep 20, 2005 | 8:23 am
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Originally Posted by MilesDavis
As of this moment, Rita is not forecasted to be stronger than Cat 2.
From the NHC:

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forecast positions and Max winds
 
initial      20/0900z 23.7n  79.5w    60 kt
 12hr VT     20/1800z 24.1n  81.7w    70 kt
 24hr VT     21/0600z 24.4n  84.4w    80 kt
 36hr VT     21/1800z 24.6n  87.0w    90 kt
 48hr VT     22/0600z 24.7n  89.3w    95 kt
 72hr VT     23/0600z 25.5n  93.0w   100 kt
 96hr VT     24/0600z 28.5n  96.0w   100 kt
120hr VT     25/0600z 32.5n  97.5w    35 kt...inland
100kt is about 115mph which is Category 3.
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