Chris becomes first hurricane of 2012 season

Hurricane does not threaten land

Published On: Jun 21 2012 11:22:52 AM EDT   Updated On: Jun 21 2012 01:11:01 PM EDT
Tracking Chris
MIAMI -

Hurricane Chris became the first hurricane of the Atlantic's 2012 season, strengthening off the coast of Newfoundland on Thursday morning.

The season's first hurricane does not pose a threat to land, forecasters said.

At 11 a.m., Chris was about 625 miles southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland, and was moving northeast at 20 mph. It had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.

The Category 1 storm is expected to weaken over the next two days, becoming a post-tropical cyclone Friday.

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