Hurricane Richard

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Posting Date: October 22, 2010, 1:00:00 PM

On Thursday, October 21, Tropical Storm Richard became the 18th named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. As of today's 2:00 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Richard has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph with higher gusts. Forward speed is just 3 mph. However, the storm is expected to both speed up and intensify over the next two days. The most likely forecast track takes Richard north but offshore of Honduras over the course of tomorrow. By Sunday, low vertical wind shear should allow the storm to intensify to hurricane status as it heads toward Belize. Richard should dissipate fairly quickly after landfall, however, which is currently expected sometime on Monday morning. Tropical Storm Richard is expected to bring as much as 3 to 5 inches of rainfall to northern Honduras. Flash floods and mudslides are possible. Wind damage, however, is expected to be minimal. As always, there is considerable uncertainty with respect to the future track and intensity of this storm. The AIR tropical cyclone team continues to monitor the situation and will make additional information available as warranted by events.

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Posting Date: October 22, 2010, 1:00:00 PM