Katrina: The most intense Atlantic hurricane in history?

[Hyperstorm]

There are two reasons that would validate that.

The pressure is 908 mb right now and the SSTs are warmer as it heads for the coast. Reports of 90* plus SSTs are discouraging.

Most importantly, the eye structure as seen on infrared is STILL ragged, believe it or not. Once that eye really becomes circular, the storm would have dropped an average of about 20 mb, based on past hurricanes. This would put it into RECORD-territory. Maximum Potential Intensity supports a lower pressure than Gilbert in this area.

Remember, Gilbert was the strongest Atlantic hurricane in history with 888mb. This one could get VERY close to that before that eye finishes its organization.

I totally expect at least a sub-900 mb hurricane...

Pray...

[otowntiger]

It is equally possible, perhaps even more so given history, that Katrina could be peaking now. Remember all those storms in the past that peaked at about this point only to weaken as they approached land. There were no synoptic factors that that I am aware of that could have predicted that happening. Lets hope that this storm does what Opal, Dennis, Ivan, Lily, Isodore, Carmen did to name a few such storms.

[cjrciadt]

Yesterday she grew in size then started gaining stronger winds, looks just like Camille.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/hurricane-camille.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/&h=720&w=1152&sz=329&tbnid=sB6LCA1QhXcJ:&tbnh=93&tbnw=149&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhurricane%2Bcamille%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D&oi=imagesr&start=2

[Derek Ortt]

she has yet to cross the warm eddy

highest heat content in the entire basin there

[cjrciadt]

NHC reports great loss of life possible reported by CNN. Everyone is taking her seriously now.
Only hotter not warmer water ahead, oh s***. (31-32C)

[canegrl04]

I never thought I'd be saying this,but Katrina could possibly become as strong as Camille or even stronger