Adrian Reaches Hurricane Strength

MIAMI -- The National Hurricane Center said late Thursday afternoon that Adrian has reached hurricane strength.

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Hurricane Adrian is in the Pacific just west of the Yucatan Penninsula. Adrian has winds of 75 mph, making it a Category 1 storm.

The governments of Guatemala and El Salvador have upgraded the tropical storm warning to a hurricane warning for the pacific coast of Guatemala from Sipacate eastward to the El Salvador-Honduras border

A tropical storm watch remains in effect for the pacific coast of Honduras including the Golfo de Fonseca and for Guatemala from Sipacate westward to the Guatemala-Mexico border.

Adrian is southwest of San Salvador, El Salvador. It is moving northeast at about 9 mph.

The hurricane is expected to continue to strengthen until it makes landfall.

Local 10's Don Noe said that once the storm hits the mountainous areas of Central America it is expected to break apart. It is not likely to restrengthen when it crosses into the Caribbean

Initially it looked as though Adrian might bring rain to South Florida this weekend, but now Noe says it will have little or no effect on our weather.

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