...JULIA CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE AND STRENGTHENING...0200 AM EDT UPDATE...

 

JULIA IS CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE SOUTH CARIBBEAN.  THE SYMMETRICAL BALL OF CONVECTION IS GROWING IN SIZE AS JULIA BEGINS A TRANSITION TO A HURRICANE.  CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR JULIA TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN.

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...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND JULIA IS STRENGTHENING... ...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE REACHING THE COAST OF NICARAGUA ON SUNDAY...

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2:00 AM EDT Sat Oct 8
Location: 12.7°N 77.2°W
Moving: W at 18 mph
Min pressure: 999 mb
Max sustained: 60 mph