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An infrared satellite image provided by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, Calif., showing the status of Hurricane Ike at approximately 4:15 a.m. EDT, in the Gulf of Mexico, Sept. 12, 2008. Ike has maximum sustained winds of 105 mph and a forward movement of about 13 mph. Ike is expected to strike near Galveston, Texas, as a major hurricane late Friday or early Saturday morning.

IKE'S ROUTE

An infrared satellite image provided by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, Calif., showing the status of Hurricane Ike at approximately 4:15 a.m. EDT, in the Gulf of Mexico, Sept. 12, 2008. Ike has maximum sustained winds of 105 mph and a forward movement of about 13 mph. Ike is expected to strike near Galveston, Texas, as a major hurricane late Friday or early Saturday morning.

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