Earl Heading for East Coast; Expected to Become 'Major Hurricane'

The National Hurricane Center in Miami's latest bulletin, posted at 8:00 AST, notes: "Earl continues to strengthen as it moves across the northern Leeward Islands. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 110 mph, 175 km/hr with higher gusts. Earl is a category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. Additional strengthening is forecast, and earl is expected to become a major hurricane later today."