Subject: (UPDATE 6) Hurricane Idalia forecast to reach CAT 4 at landfall
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Hurricane Idalia forecast to reach CAT 4 at landfall, likely to still be a hurricane moving across south GA. Current max sustained winds of ~110 mph. See email.
"Based on the current strengthening trend and the favorable thermodynamic and oceanic conditions, significant strengthening seems likely up to landfall. The new official intensity forecast calls for Idalia to reach category 4 strength at landfall."
"Additional strengthening is forecast, and Idalia is expected to become a major hurricane during the next few hours before it reaches the Big Bend coast of Florida. Idalia is likely to still be a hurricane while moving across southern Georgia, and possibly when it reaches the coast of Georgia or southern South Carolina on Wednesday."
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