Hurricane again threatens Puerto Rico

Hurricane Omar became a category one storm as it swirled toward the Virgin Islands just east of Puerto Rico, the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) reported.

"Omar is a Category One on the Saffir-Simpson Scale," it said. "Additional strengthening is forecast in the next 24 to 36 hours."

The hurricane - packing maximum sustained winds of near 120km/h - was on a northeasterly track churning forward about 9km/h.

With Omar packing a new punch and its centre around 500km southwest of Puerto Rico's capital San Juan, hurricane warnings were issued for the US Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Saint Martin, Anguilla and Saint Kitts.

"A hurricane warning could be required for Puerto Rico Wednesday morning," the NHC said.

15 Oct 2008

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Just waiting for the excuse (by who else but the government) that this natural occurrence will case a rise in the price of fuel. Just about most other hurricanes are responsible for a spike in fuel prices !!!