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September 4, 2008
Posted: 12:42 PM ET
![]() Position of the three tropical systems as of 11am ET Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center The wobbly path of Tropical Storm Hanna continues, and as of 11am ET Thursday, the best guess of the National Hurricane Center is that the storm will strengthen to a Category One hurricane and make landfall, perhaps near Wilmington, North Carolina, at about midnight Friday. Hanna could spread its damage all the way up the US East Coast as it tracks toward the northeast. Hurricane Ike could be a big one. It strengthened from a Category One to Category Four storm in less than half a day yesterday, and its current track could bring it into south Florida on Tuesday as a Cat Three. Ike’s entry into the Gulf of Mexico is still a strong possibility. One reason for the projected weakening of the storm is that Hanna could steal some of Ike’s thunder (and winds, and rain), according to CNN Meteorologist Rob Marciano: Tropical systems stir up deeper, colder water, and some of the ruckus that Hanna has caused. As Ike passes over that cooler surface water, it could be weakened just a bit. Peter Dykstra Executive Producer CNN Science, Tech & Weather Filed under: Environment Oceans Severe weather Weather climate change hurricanes meteorology
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