The title says it all. Alex has now become the first hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane season. He is currently packing winds of 80 mph, placing him in the category 1 of the Saffir-Simpson scale.His current movement is West-Northwest and this movement is expected to continue. Some further strengthening into a possible category 2 storm (96-110 mph) is possible before making landfall late tonight into Thursday morning.
Heavy rains will accompany the winds with this storm. Alex is also increasing the waves in the Gulf, slowing cleanup efforts of the oil spill too.
By Friday, Alex should weaken into a depression over Mexico before catching the westerlies and bringing rain into Texas and eventually the eastern seaboard. Let's hope Alex is one of just a few hurricanes we see this season.
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