Category 1 Hurricane Isaias Gains Strength

(Miami, FL) -- Hurricane Isaias will make landfall on the Gulf Coast this weekend. Isaias is a Category 1 storm with maximum wind speeds of 85 miles per hour. The latest projections show Isaias making landfall somewhere between New Orleans and Panama City, likely late Friday or early Saturday. The National Hurricane Center in its latest update says "preparations to protect life and property from storm surge and damaging winds along the warning area of the Gulf Coast should be rushed to completion today." Officials are watching the storm as major events in the south like Saturday's Georgia vs. Alabama football game may be in jeopardy due to the potential conditions.