Hopefully the current oil slick will harden and sink to the ocean floor before it has a chance to make landfall in Louisiana over the next few days.

希望目前水面浮油能够在接下来几天到达路易斯安那州之前尽快凝固并沉入海底。

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The storm is expected to make landfall early on Friday.

预期该风暴将在周五早些时候登陆。

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Forecasters predict the storm could make landfall over Cuba as a hurricane by Sunday.

天气预报员预测暴风将在周日形成飓风并在古巴登陆。

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From there, it could make landfall in north-eastern Mexico or southern Texas on Wednesday.

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The Category 1 hurricane was forecast to make landfall Tuesday night and could strengthen before it does.

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The National Hurricane Center is currently forecasting Isaac to make landfall with peak winds of 105 MPH.

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