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Hurricane Paloma could reach Category 3 by tonight
Rapidly intensifying, Hurricane Paloma could reach Category 3 status as early as tonight, National Hurricane Center forecasters said at 1 p.m.
NHC: “PALOMA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY AND PALOMA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE LATER TODAY…AND POSSIBLY REACH CATEGORY THREE INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT OR ON SATURDAY.”
The storm is 60 miles south of Grand Cayman and moving north-northeast at 6 mph. It forecast track takes it across central Cuba and through the Bahamas.
Category 1: winds at least 74 mph; Cat 2: at least 96 mph; Cat 3: at least 111 mph
Comments
By Jon
November 7, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this
Atlantic hurricanes typically form between early June and late November, although some have formed before or after that period.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11927624
By Jon
November 7, 2008 1:24 PM | Link to this
2008 Atlantic and East Pacific hurricane seasons:
There are more “major” hurricanes in Atlantic than East Pacific this year!!!
WOW!!!!!
By Jon
November 7, 2008 1:41 PM | Link to this
Major hurricane mean 111 mph or more!!!