MIAMI -- The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Hurricane Ike has intensified to a dangerous Category 4 storm with winds sustained at 135 mph.
Winds had diminished earlier Saturday but gathered strength by 5 p.m. EDT. Ike is expected to pummel the low-lying British territory of Turks and Caicos first.
The governments of the Bahamas and Cuba have issued hurricane warnings.
Forecasters say the storm is likely to strengthen as it approaches southern Florida by Monday.
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Posted by: JK Location: Bryan
on Sep 7, 2008 at 12:33 PM The models are split. Half predict a landfall somewhere between LA and the FL panhandle, half predict a landfall from Corpus to Freeport. If the high over FL weakens earlier, it can move the storm closer to FL. Posted by: Jv on Sep 7, 2008 at 11:45 AM Last report I heard, they are projecting it to hit Texas! Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 6, 2008 at 07:59 PM Anybody but me worrying about the fact that they keep moving the projected track further and further west with each forecast?
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