National Hurricane Center (NHC) – At 800 AM CVT (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Katia was located near latitude 22.7 North, longitude 29.4 West. Katia is moving toward the north-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h).
A turn to the northwest is expected today and this general motion with a decrease in forward speed is expected through Monday.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Weakening is expected to begin by early Sunday, and the system could degenerate into a remnant low by Sunday evening.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).
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