Hurricane Julia upgraded to category two, Igor and Karl keep moving
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Pastor Dale Morgan
Sep 15, 2010, 1:51:31 AM9/15/10
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Hurricane Julia upgraded to category two, Igor and Karl keep moving
* By staff writers
* From: NewsCore
* September 15, 2010 2:23PM
HURRICANE Julia was upgraded to a category two hurricane late today as it increased strength in the eastern Atlantic.
The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) changed the storm's status as Julia swirled about 725km west-northwest of the Cape Verde islands, with sustained winds of 165km/.
The storm was moving toward the west-northwest around nine mph (14kph).
Julia, which was not close to any land mass, was expected to weaken on Friday (AEST), the NHC said.
Meanwhile further west, Hurricane Igor was continuing to strengthen but was still at category four status, according to the NHC.
It packed maximum sustained winds of 250km/h as it moved west-northwest,at the same speed as Julia, about 975km east of the northern Leeward Islands.
Dangerous surf related to Igor was expected to batter the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by tomorrow.
And Tropical Storm Karl was expected to hit the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula early tomorrow, with warnings in place across the area.
Hurricane Julia upgraded to category two, Igor and Karl keep moving
* By staff writers
* From: NewsCore
* September 15, 2010 2:23PM
HURRICANE Julia was upgraded to a category two hurricane late today as it increased strength in the eastern Atlantic.
The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) changed the storm's status as Julia swirled about 725km west-northwest of the Cape Verde islands, with sustained winds of 165km/.
The storm was moving toward the west-northwest around nine mph (14kph).
Julia, which was not close to any land mass, was expected to weaken on Friday (AEST), the NHC said.
Meanwhile further west, Hurricane Igor was continuing to strengthen but was still at category four status, according to the NHC.
It packed maximum sustained winds of 250km/h as it moved west-northwest,at the same speed as Julia, about 975km east of the northern Leeward Islands.
Dangerous surf related to Igor was expected to batter the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by tomorrow.
And Tropical Storm Karl was expected to hit the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula early tomorrow, with warnings in place across the area.
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