Karl upgraded to hurricane status

[madinmaryland]

Miami, Florida (CNN) -- Karl was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane Thursday, the National Hurricane Center reported.

Karl's maximum sustained wind speed is 75 mph (120 kph). It is expected to make landfall in Mexico late Friday. A storm becomes a hurricane when it has sustained winds of 75 mph.

"On the forecast track, Karl will move across the southern Gulf of Mexico and approach the coast of the state of Veracruz," the center said.

A hurricane watch has been posted for the eastern coast of Mexico from La Cruz southward to Barra de Nautla. A tropical storm watch has been discontinued for the west coast of the Yucatan Peninsula.

Read more at: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/09/16/tropical.weather/index.html?hpt=T2

This is a weather thread! :D

[edbermac]

1. Who is the more destructive windbag?

Karl or Karl?

[Mnemosyne]

2. You rjust ead half of DU's minds. KnR! n/t