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| Central America braced for Felix | Central America braced for Felix |
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| Central America is preparing for a battering by Hurricane Felix, which has grown to a category five storm as it churns through the Caribbean. | Central America is preparing for a battering by Hurricane Felix, which has grown to a category five storm as it churns through the Caribbean. |
| Honduras expects to be hit on Tuesday morning and has issued a hurricane watch for some coastal areas. | Honduras expects to be hit on Tuesday morning and has issued a hurricane watch for some coastal areas. |
| With wind speeds now up to 270km/h (165mph), correspondents say Felix is well above the minimum force for a category five storm. | With wind speeds now up to 270km/h (165mph), correspondents say Felix is well above the minimum force for a category five storm. |
| It comes just two weeks after Hurricane Dean killed 18 people in the region. | It comes just two weeks after Hurricane Dean killed 18 people in the region. |
| Meanwhile there are concerns over Tropical Storm Henriette, which caused landslides in the Mexican city of Acapulco that killed six people. | Meanwhile there are concerns over Tropical Storm Henriette, which caused landslides in the Mexican city of Acapulco that killed six people. |
| Forecasters fear the storm could become a hurricane and threaten Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Tuesday. | Forecasters fear the storm could become a hurricane and threaten Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Tuesday. |
| The Atlantic hurricane season is expected to peak on 10 September. | The Atlantic hurricane season is expected to peak on 10 September. |
| Belize prepares | Belize prepares |
| By Monday morning, Felix was about 445km (275 miles) south-east of Jamaica, moving in a westerly direction at 33km/h (21mph), the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said. | By Monday morning, Felix was about 445km (275 miles) south-east of Jamaica, moving in a westerly direction at 33km/h (21mph), the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said. |
| But despite the hurricane being extremely powerful, winds are confined relatively close to the eye, says BBC broadcast meteorologist John Hammond. | But despite the hurricane being extremely powerful, winds are confined relatively close to the eye, says BBC broadcast meteorologist John Hammond. |
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| Jamaica was under tropical storm watch as it held parliamentary elections, already postponed after a near miss with Hurricane Dean. | Jamaica was under tropical storm watch as it held parliamentary elections, already postponed after a near miss with Hurricane Dean. |
| But though there had already been some heavy rain, widespread damage was thought to be unlikely. | But though there had already been some heavy rain, widespread damage was thought to be unlikely. |
| Felix is expected to hit Honduras before moving on to Belize and Mexico's Yucatan peninsula by Wednesday. | Felix is expected to hit Honduras before moving on to Belize and Mexico's Yucatan peninsula by Wednesday. |
| As yet Honduras has made no effort to evacuate residents, but in Belize people are already said to be stocking up on emergency supplies and boarding up windows. | As yet Honduras has made no effort to evacuate residents, but in Belize people are already said to be stocking up on emergency supplies and boarding up windows. |
| On Sunday, thousands of tourists and residents on Aruba and two of the Netherlands Antilles islands near Venezuela - Bonaire and Curacao - were forced to take shelter as Felix struck, but damage appeared slight. | On Sunday, thousands of tourists and residents on Aruba and two of the Netherlands Antilles islands near Venezuela - Bonaire and Curacao - were forced to take shelter as Felix struck, but damage appeared slight. |
| The sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Felix ruined orchards and demolished a concert venue when it hit Grenada on Saturday. | The sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Felix ruined orchards and demolished a concert venue when it hit Grenada on Saturday. |
| There have been no casualties, but there are reports that one person is missing in Venezuela. | There have been no casualties, but there are reports that one person is missing in Venezuela. |
Are you worried about the prospect of Hurricane Felix? Are you in the Netherlands Antilles or Aruba and, if so, what was the storm like? Let us know using the form below: | Are you worried about the prospect of Hurricane Felix? Are you in the Netherlands Antilles or Aruba and, if so, what was the storm like? Let us know using the form below: |
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