Post by officergroyman on Aug 16, 2007 17:58:20 GMT -1
Dean becomes Atlantic season’s first hurricane
Caribbean islands prepare; winds at 90 mph and Category 4 possible
Hurricane Dean is seen in this satellite-based image Thursday morning. Venezuela is at bottom left, and the islands in green are the Lesser Antilles.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Tropical Storm Dean strengthened into the 2007 Atlantic storm season's first hurricane on Thursday as it raced towards the Caribbean on a path that could also take it into the Gulf of Mexico next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
"Dean is likely to become a major hurricane in the eastern Caribbean Sea," the Miami-based center said, adding that forecasts show it could become "an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane by the time it reaches the northwestern Caribbean Sea."
Hotels in Dominica and Martinique prepared to evacuate tourists from seaside rooms as Dean quickly gathered strength with sustained winds of 90 mph at 11 a.m. ET.
Caribbean islands prepare; winds at 90 mph and Category 4 possible
Hurricane Dean is seen in this satellite-based image Thursday morning. Venezuela is at bottom left, and the islands in green are the Lesser Antilles.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Tropical Storm Dean strengthened into the 2007 Atlantic storm season's first hurricane on Thursday as it raced towards the Caribbean on a path that could also take it into the Gulf of Mexico next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
"Dean is likely to become a major hurricane in the eastern Caribbean Sea," the Miami-based center said, adding that forecasts show it could become "an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane by the time it reaches the northwestern Caribbean Sea."
Hotels in Dominica and Martinique prepared to evacuate tourists from seaside rooms as Dean quickly gathered strength with sustained winds of 90 mph at 11 a.m. ET.
