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go through Time Domain Network Wireline staff
August 31, 2017 at 2:03 pm
Hurricane Irma could strengthen to a Category 4 hurricane by Monday night.
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Roseau, Dominica (TDN)
Hurricane Irma was moving across the Atlantic Ocean Thursday with winds approaching 100 mph. Forecasters warned that the storm was extremely well organized and would develop into a major hurricane with winds exceeding 120 mph by Friday morning. They also warned that the hurricane could become an extremely dangerous hurricane if it makes landfall. At 11:00 a.m. ET, the center of Hurricane Irma was located 1,845 miles east of the Leeward Islands and moving at 10 mph. It is difficult to predict the exact path of a hurricane beyond five days, which is the time frame for a hurricane to make landfall in the Caribbean. However, Irma is currently moving toward the west-northwest, and this general movement is expected to continue through Friday morning before turning west on Saturday. The hurricane is expected to take a more southwesterly path early next week as a ridge of high pressure guides the storm to the southwest. Depending on how pronounced the turn is early this week, Irma could collide with the Lesser Antilles, from Barbados in the south to Dominica, Guadeloupe, and Antigua in the north. If this scenario materializes, Irma would make landfall as early as Tuesday evening, September 5, 2017, when it would likely become a Category 4 hurricane with winds of about 150 miles per hour.<.p> Because so much could change between today and Tuesday, not all forecast weather models agree. Some forecasts suggest the storm could slow further and eventually turn northwest, avoiding the islands entirely.
However, given its current track, island residents who may be in the storm’s path are urged to closely monitor its progress.
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