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Hurricane Katrina 1800 UTC 29 AUG 2005
Max l-min sustained surface winds (kt)	|
Valid for marine exposure over water, open terrain exposure over land
Analysis based on AFREC from L548 - 1802 z; CMAN from 1329 - 23COz; FCMP TOWER from 1553 - 1952 z:
ASOS from 1323 - 1958 z: BACKGROUND_FIELD from 1800- 1800 z:
SHIP from 1615- 1818 z; MADISfrom 1324- 1914 z;
METAR from 1325 - 1958 z; MOORE D_BUOY from 1549 - 2000 z;
GBVTD from 1548 - 1548 z; GOES from 1902 - 1902 z;
MESONETfrom 1330 - 2000z:
1800 z position interpolated from 1704 Army Corps; mslp = 948.0 mb
Observed Max. Surface Wind: 92 kts, 17 nm NE of center based on 1548 z AFREC sfc measurement Analyzed Max. Wind: 84 kts, 16 nm NE of center