Dean is a Hurricane

DEAN IS A HURRICANE!

Hurricane Dean has been born and will effect our Caribbean yachting friends soon. And although the projected track does not include Florida in it's path at this time, we all should be vigilant and watch this storm and it progresses Westward.
-Navmaster

The U.S. National Hurricane Center has upgraded the Atlantic storm Dean to a hurricane - the first hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic storm season.

Dean reached hurricane strength early Thursday. It is swiftly moving west over the Caribbean with winds of 130 kilometers an hour.

Forecasters say they expect Dean to continue strengthening throughout the day.

On its current track, the hurricane's center is expected to be near the Lesser Antilles by Friday. Forecasters warn that heavy rain produced by Dean could trigger life-threatening flash foods and mudslides in some areas.

Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.
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