Tropical storm Noel became hurricane Noel last night. The storm is east of Florida and is projected to stay a hurricane as it travels northward up the coast. The 5am update from the National Hurricane Center:
AT 500 AM EDT…0900Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NOEL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH…LONGITUDE 75.2 WEST OR ABOUT 675 MILES…
1085 KM…WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 470 MILES…755 KM…
SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.NOEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH…30 KM/HR…
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH…130 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.
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