HURRICANE DEAN

Dean "officially" became the seasons first hurricane as of the 5:00 AM update from the National Hurricane Center / Tropical Prediction Center (NHC TPC). Winds are presently sustained at 80 mph with gusts to 90 mph. By 120 hours the storm is forecasted to be a major Hurricane, with winds just about up to 150 mph! If it goes just to the north of the present track, sliding by the Yucatan peninsula and Cuba, then it's in the Gulf. Time will tell.

Posted by Ted Zarras at 10:20 AM