Tropical Storm Richard Gains Strength, Caribbean Alerts Issued
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Tropical Storm Richard gained strength as it spun through the Caribbean, sparking alerts in Mexico, Honduras and Belize for a possible strike early next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Richard’s maximum winds increased to 45 miles (72 kilometers) per hour from 40 mph earlier today, according to a hurricane advisory issued just before 5 p.m. East Coast time. The storm is about 130 miles east-northeast of Cabo Gracias a Dios, Nicaragua, near the Honduran border, and is moving west at about 5 mph.