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Sam has intensified rapidly in the last 24 hours from a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 120 km / h to a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 193 km / h according to the 11:00 warning. am (Miami time) from the National Hurricane Center.
Sam is the fourth major hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season, after Grace, Ida, and Larry.
Further strengthening is expected over the next day or so, and Sam is forecast to become a Category 4 hurricane by Sunday.
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Sam is expected to remain over the open waters of the Atlantic for the next several days and there are no coastal alerts or warnings in effect.
The swells generated by Sam are expected to reach the Lesser Antilles early next week.
These swells could cause life-threatening waves and dangerous current conditions.
