Beryl bound for Caribbean islands, possibly as a 100-mph hurricane

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Beryl, a tiny, fast-moving storm, will likely be a hurricane when it reaches Caribbean islands over the weekend hit hard by Hurricane Maria last year.

In their 11 a.m. advisory, National Hurricane Center forecasters said the storm had continued to intensify Friday morning, with sustained winds reaching 80 mph. Earlier they had expected strong wind shear to weaken the storm before it neared the Lesser Antilles. But it now looks like Beryl will maintain hurricane strength as it crosses the islands late Sunday or early Monday, they said.

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