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Forcefull Hurricane Earl Can Be A Major Hurricane

Hurricane Earl continues to pick up more power in the Atlantic Ocean, with winds whipping at about 105 mph (165 kph) and forcing even stronger gusts.
As of Monday morning, the Category 2 hurricane was centered east of Puerto Rico, about 50 miles (75 kilometers) east-northeast of St. Martin, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. It was headed west-northwest at about 15 mph (24 kph).
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Leeward Islands could get up to eight inches of rain and as much as 12 inches in isolated areas with higher elevations, the hurricane center said. “These rains could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides,” the center said.
Earl is expected to gain more force and “become a major hurricane,” by late Monday or early Tuesday, the weather agency said.
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A hurricane warning is now in effect for islands including Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Martin, the British Virgin Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Storm surging is expected to raise water levels by up to four feet above ground level in the hurricane warning area, the weather agency said. The surge “will be accompanied by large and dangerous battering waves,” according to the hurricane center.
A hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning are in effect for Puerto Rico.
Earl could affect areas in the United States from the Carolinas to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, over Labor Day weekend, said CNN meteorologist Jacqui Jeras.
It is too soon to tell whether the storm could make landfall, she said. However, outer bands of the storm are likely to hit North Carolina beginning Thursday, kicking up large swells and possibly generating rip currents through Labor Day weekend, Jeras said.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Danielle was weakening Monday morning in northern Atlantic Ocean, the hurricane center said. As of 4 a.m. ET, Danielle was about 440 miles (705 km) south of Canada’s far east coast.
Danielle’s maximum sustained winds have dropped to about 75 mph (120 kph) — barely qualifying the cyclone as a hurricane. It was moving northeast at about 17 mph (28 kph), the hurricane center said. No coastal warnings or watches are in effect from Danielle.

Hurricane Earl continues to pick up more power in the Atlantic Ocean, with winds whipping at about 105 mph (165 kph) and forcing even stronger gusts.
As of Monday morning, the Category 2 hurricane was centered east of Puerto Rico, about 50 miles (75 kilometers) east-northeast of St. Martin, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. It was headed west-northwest at about 15 mph (24 kph).
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Leeward Islands could get up to eight inches of rain and as much as 12 inches in isolated areas with higher elevations, the hurricane center said. “These rains could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides,” the center said.
Earl is expected to gain more force and “become a major hurricane,” by late Monday or early Tuesday, the weather agency said.Video: Hundreds rescued from rip currentsVideo: Dozens rescued from riptidesRELATED TOPICS
* Hurricanes and Cyclones    * Atlantic Ocean    * National Hurricane Center
A hurricane warning is now in effect for islands including Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Martin, the British Virgin Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Storm surging is expected to raise water levels by up to four feet above ground level in the hurricane warning area, the weather agency said. The surge “will be accompanied by large and dangerous battering waves,” according to the hurricane center.
A hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning are in effect for Puerto Rico.
Earl could affect areas in the United States from the Carolinas to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, over Labor Day weekend, said CNN meteorologist Jacqui Jeras.
It is too soon to tell whether the storm could make landfall, she said. However, outer bands of the storm are likely to hit North Carolina beginning Thursday, kicking up large swells and possibly generating rip currents through Labor Day weekend, Jeras said.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Danielle was weakening Monday morning in northern Atlantic Ocean, the hurricane center said. As of 4 a.m. ET, Danielle was about 440 miles (705 km) south of Canada’s far east coast.
Danielle’s maximum sustained winds have dropped to about 75 mph (120 kph) — barely qualifying the cyclone as a hurricane. It was moving northeast at about 17 mph (28 kph), the hurricane center said. No coastal warnings or watches are in effect from Danielle.

taken from : http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/08/30/tropical.weather/index.html?hpt=T1#fbid=NrC5WZhdYze&wom=false

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