Tropical Storm Katia gathers momentum in Atlantic

AP – 4 hrs ago

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  Getty Images - ATLANTIC OCEAN - AUGUST 30: In this satellite Images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Tropical Storm Katia (R) is seen August 30, 2011 forming in the Atlantic …more

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Katia is racing west-northwest across the Atlantic and forecasters say it's likely to become a hurricane on Wednesday.

Katia (KAH'-tee-yah) had maximum sustained winds late Tuesday of 60 mph (97 kph).

Hurricane specialist Michael Brennan said Tuesday morning that Katia could affect the Caribbean, but that it was too early to tell if it would hit the U.S.

Katia is centered about 885 miles west of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands and is moving at 22 mph (35 kph).

The storm's name replaces Katrina in the rotating storm roster because of the catastrophic damage from the 2005 storm.

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