A hurricane watch was issued for Bermuda on Wednesday as Hurricane Earl is approaching and forecast to become a major storm.
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The center of the hurricane was expected to pass southeast of Bermuda, but tropical storm-force winds will spread over the island starting Thursday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said.that the storm’s closest approach will be early Friday morning around midnight, when it is expected to be around 99 nautical miles east-southeast of Bermuda.
Between 1 and 2 inches of rain is forecast for Bermuda through Friday, according to the hurricane center in the U.S.Although Earl isn’t expected to threaten the U.S., its swells are expected to reach Bermuda by Wednesday night and the U.S. East Coast shortly thereafter. Such swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions through the weekend, the hurricane center said.
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