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Hurricane Sandy Targets Central Bahamas

AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center

Hurricane Sandy churned in the Caribbean and Atlantic as it plotted a path from Jamaica and the Bahamas to the Florida coast, forecasters said.

At 11 a.m. EDT, Sandy, packing 80 mph winds, was 65 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica, and 235 miles south-southwest of Guantanamo, Cuba, heading north-northeast at 13 mph, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reported.

The Bahamian government issued a hurricane watch for the central and northern Bahamas.

Jamaica was expected to take the brunt of the category 1 hurricane Wednesday before it moves on to Cuba and the Bahamas Thursday.

In the Bahamas, Sandy is expected to produce 3 to 5 inches of rain, with 12 inches in some areas and tide levels are expected to be 5 to 8 feet higher than normal.

According to the AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center, Sandy will continue its northward movement putting the storm on a path to cross the central Bahamas Thursday evening or Friday.

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