Hurricane Otto forms in Atlantic
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Hurricane Otto forms in Atlantic
October 9, 2010 - 6:14AM
AFP
Hurricane Otto formed in the Atlantic on Friday, east of the Caribbean, to become the eighth hurricane of the 2010 season, US weather experts said.
At 1500 GMT (0200 AEDT Saturday) the centre of Otto was about 1600km east of Miami and 715km south of Bermuda, the National Hurricane Centre said.
The storm was moving away from land towards the northeast into the open Atlantic at at around 28km/h.
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Otto was packing maximum sustained winds of 120km/h, making it a category one hurricane on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale, the Miami-based NHC said.
"Some additional strengthening is expected," the NHC said, "with weakening expected to begin by late Saturday."
Although there are no coastal watches or warnings in effect, the Hurricane Centre warned of heavy rain in the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the eastern Dominican Republic.
"These rains could produce life-threatening flash-floods and mud slides," they warned.
Hurricane Otto forms in Atlantic
October 9, 2010 - 6:14AM
AFP
Hurricane Otto formed in the Atlantic on Friday, east of the Caribbean, to become the eighth hurricane of the 2010 season, US weather experts said.
At 1500 GMT (0200 AEDT Saturday) the centre of Otto was about 1600km east of Miami and 715km south of Bermuda, the National Hurricane Centre said.
The storm was moving away from land towards the northeast into the open Atlantic at at around 28km/h.
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Otto was packing maximum sustained winds of 120km/h, making it a category one hurricane on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale, the Miami-based NHC said.
"Some additional strengthening is expected," the NHC said, "with weakening expected to begin by late Saturday."
Although there are no coastal watches or warnings in effect, the Hurricane Centre warned of heavy rain in the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the eastern Dominican Republic.
"These rains could produce life-threatening flash-floods and mud slides," they warned.
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