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hurricane maintain major rita status until
Rita should maintain major hurricane status until landfall,
covering force large quite tropical winds
It is still quite large. We will have hurricane-force and tropical storm-force winds covering a large area.
carolina forecast north pointing south towards track woods
The forecast track is pointing towards North Carolina, but South Carolina is not out of the woods yet.
bahamas east forecast near possibly storm toward
Our forecast will take the storm near or just east of the Bahamas and possibly toward the Carolinas.
forecast hurricane maria near strength
Some strengthening is forecast ... and Maria could be near hurricane strength by Sunday.
named
Should we get another out-of-season storm, we will use the 2006 named list.
available based best estimate people
People should say this is our best estimate based on the available data.
cause damage hopefully last less strongest winds
Hopefully it will cause less damage because it was quick, because the strongest winds didn't last as long.
florida hurricane major probable reaches
It is probable that Wilma will still be a major hurricane when it reaches the Florida Peninsula.
last named next officially season until
It's not officially over until we write the last advisory, which will be in the next day or two. Should we get another out of season storm, we will use the 2006 named list.
moving slowly
It's moving slowly and the slower-moving the storm, the more unpredictable it always is.
sort
It just sort of weakened and fizzled out,
coast common drives less pattern storm straight weather
It's a lot less common to have a weather pattern that drives a storm straight into the coast in that part of Florida.
florida truly
There's no part of Florida that's truly hurricane-invulnerable.