[/caption]Tropical Storm Julia has now become Hurricane Julia. This happened through the night and early morning. Julia has currently sustained winds of up to 85 miles per hour, making the storm a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Some additional strengthening is forecast for the next day or so, however after that it's expected that the storm will gradually weaken.
Hurricane Julia is currently moving west-northwest at 10 miles per hour. An increase in forward speed is expected in the next couple of days.
Hurricane force winds extend outward about 25 miles from the center, and tropical storm force winds extend outward about 105 miles. Julia isn't a very big hurricane, however, it's good to know where the storm is at. That way there aren't any dire surprises.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Igor continues as a category four hurricane with winds of up to 135 miles per hour. It's expected that there will be some fluctuations in intensity, however, it's certain that Igor will remain a dangerous hurricane over the next few days.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 50 miles from Igor's center, while tropical storm force winds extend up to 195 miles from the center. Igor is a relatively big hurricane, and is also very powerful. It's a good thing that the storm hasn't come close to land.
Hurricane Igor is moving west-northwest at about 7 miles per hour. It's expected that this general motion will continue through today, but on Wednesday the storm is forecast to make a turn towards the northwest.
It's still not expected that Igor will make landfall. It's expected that the storm will just stay over the water of the Atlantic, and continue on its track northwest, dying down before it hits anything.
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