Tropical Storm Paloma strengthened into a hurricane Thursday as it barreled northward across the Caribbean towards Cuba, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
The Miami-based monitor reported that the storm, which formed early Thursday east of the Nicaragua-Honduras border, was packing sustained winds near 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour), with higher gusts.
“At 7:00 pm (0000 GMT Friday) the center of Hurricane Paloma was located… about 165 miles (270 kilometers) south of Grand Cayman and about 280 miles (450 kilometers) west-southwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica,” the NHC said in a statement.
“Paloma continues to rapidly organize and additional strengthening is likely,” it said, adding that the storm was forecast to intensify Friday from a category one to a category two hurricane on the 1-5 Saffir-Simpson scale.
Interesting stuff, not sure I agree completely. Just my 2 cents worth
