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Hurricane Igor Strengthens Across Atlantic

   VOA News 15 September 2010
   Map of Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity, 15 Sep 2010, 7:46 a.m. EDT

Photo: National Hurricane Center

   Map of Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity, 15 Sep 2010, 7:46 a.m. EDT

   Tropical  Storm  Karl has made landfall on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula,
   while powerful Hurricanes Igor and Julia churn in the Atlantic Ocean.
   The  center  of  Karl  came ashore early Wednesday about 50 kilometers
   northeast of Chetumal, Mexico.
   The  U.S. [1]National Hurricane Center said the storm has winds of 100
   kilometers  per  hour, and is expected to drop seven to 12 centimeters
   of rain over the Yucatan, Belize and parts of northern Guatemala. Â
   The  storm  is expected to cross the peninsula Wednesday and move into
   the Gulf of Mexico by Thursday.
   Meanwhile, Hurricane Igor in the Atlantic Ocean is churning waters off
   the  Leeward  Islands,  and  large swells are expected to reach Puerto
   Rico,  the  Virgin  Islands and the Bahamas Wednesday.  The hurricane
   center warns of dangerous surf conditions.
   Igor  remains  a  Category  Four  storm  on  the  five-point  scale of
   hurricane  intensity,  with  winds  of  230 kilometers per hour.  The
   forecast track shows the storm approaching Bermuda by Sunday.
   A  third storm, Hurricane Julia, strengthened to a Category Four storm
   on Wednesday, with winds of 215 kilometers per hour as it continues to
   move west from the Cape Verde Islands.
   The Atlantic hurricane season began June 1 and ends November 30.

References

   1. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

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