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Oscar maintains Category 1 hurricane strength while Nadine weakens

Oscar maintains Category 1 hurricane strength while Nadine weakens

It was a busy Saturday in the tropics, with two new storms developing and one becoming a hurricane.

Hurricane Oscar formed Saturday morning and was quickly upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane.

The National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. bulletin reports Oscar with winds of 85 miles per hour.

Maximum sustained winds remained at this speed until 11 p.m.

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Oscar became a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday.Oscar became a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday.

Oscar became a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday.

Hurricane conditions are expected to continue into Sunday in the Turks and Caicos Islands and southeastern Bahamas, where hurricane warnings are in effect.

Oscar is expected to move west toward Cuba and then turn sharply northeast on Monday.

The system is expected to weaken to a tropical storm early next week and is expected to become a low pressure trough by Wednesday.

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Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Nadine developed in the northwestern Caribbean early Saturday morning and quickly made landfall on the coast of Belize by early afternoon.

Nadine will continue to move inland into Guatemala and southern Mexico and is expected to dissipate on Sunday.

Oscar became a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday.Oscar became a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday.

Oscar became a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday.

Neither Oscar nor Nadine pose a threat to Florida.

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