Hurricane Felix Nears Caribbean Islands
September 2, 2007
Hurricane Felix, a Category 2 storm with 100 mph winds, was just north of Bonaire, Aruba and Curacao Sunday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reported.
The Hurricane Center said Felix, the second named hurricane of the season, could become a major storm in the next 24 hours.
At 5 a.m. Sunday, the storm was located about 400 miles south-southeast of the Dominican Republic and about 85 miles east-northeast of Aruba. It was headed to the west at 18 mph.
Felix is expected to approach Bonaire, Aruba and Curacao later Sunday with winds exceeding 74 mph. Two to four inches of rain are expected to accompany the winds.