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Cristobal gains strength, now a hurricane

Posted at 7:25 PM, Aug 23, 2014
and last updated 2014-08-26 06:22:59-04

Cristobal strengthens to a hurricane and continues to pick up speed moving north of the Bahamas.

Track the storm’s progress with our Interactive Hurricane Tracker

The storm is centered about 620 miles Southwest of Bermuda. Cristobal will continue to pick up forward speed and take a slight northeast turn today.

The general north to northeast movement will continue with Cristobal passing between the East Coast and Bermuda on Wednesday, then a sharp northeast turn.

Cristobal is expected to strengthen over the next few days but will likely remain a category one hurricane. Based on the current forecast, we will only see high surf and high rip current risks for midweek.

Location: 26.0°N 71.9°W
Moving: N at 12 mph
Min pressure: 987 mb
Max sustained: 75 mph