[Vision2020] A News Item of Concern to the Curate of Crackpotland

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Here is a news item of real concern to the Curate of Crackpotland:

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November 7th, 2008
Category 2 Paloma batters Caymans
Posted: 04:29 PM ET
(CNN) - Hurricane Paloma intensified to a Category 2 storm on Friday, lashing Grand Cayman Island with wind and rain on it way toward central Cuba, the National Hurricane Center said.

Cuban officials also issued a hurricane warning for the provinces of Sancti Spiritus, Ciego de Avila, Camaguey and Las Tunas, the Miami, Florida-based NHC said in an advisory. A hurricane warning remained in effect for the Cayman Islands. A hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within 24 hours. 

As of 4 p.m. ET, Paloma's winds were near 105 mph (170 kph) with higher gusts. Further strengthening is likely, forecasters said, and Paloma could become a major Category 3 hurricane with winds of at least 111 mph (178 kph) later Friday or early Saturday. Slow weakening is possible, however, by late Saturday, and Paloma is forecast to approach Cuba as a Category 2 storm, according to the NHC.

Friday afternoon, the center of Paloma was about 40 miles (65 km) south of Grand Cayman Island and about 290 miles (465 km) southwest of Camaguey, Cuba. It was moving north-northeast at near 6 mph (9 kph) and was expected to turn northeast overnight Friday. 
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