MIAMI, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Katia became the second Atlantic hurricane of the season Wednesday and threatened to become a major hurricane by the weekend, forecasters in Miami said.
In its 11 p.m. EDT update, the National Hurricane Center said Katia was about 1.165 miles east of the Leeward Islands, with top sustained winds of 75 mph, and was moving west-northwest at 20 mph.