Hurricane Felicia Strengthens To Cat Four - Well Offshore WSW Baja California - AFP

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Hurricane Felicia has strengthened to become a powerful Category Four storm in the Pacific, the US National Hurricane Center said Thursday.

Packing winds of up to 220 km (140 m/h), the strengthening storm's center was about 2,430 kilometers (1,510 miles) west-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California and about 2,490 kilometers (1,545 miles) east of Hilo, Hawaii, the NHC said in its 1500 GMT advisory.

The storm is moving towards the northwest at around 17 kilometers (10 miles) per hour "and a gradual turn to the west-northwest is expected over the next 48 hours," the NHC said.

"Slow weakening is forecast during the next couple of days as Felicia moves over cooler waters," the Miami-based NHC said.

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[damntexdem]

1. Felicia doesn't seem a very-good name for a hurricane, even if it doesn't cause much damage.

When the hurricanes get to the Ms, there needs to be a Malicia.

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2. Yeah, why not just name it "Lucky" or "Happy"?

:shrug:

[Fotoware58]

3. How about....

"Breezy"? Or, we could go with an Addam's Family name like "Cyclonia"?

[OnlinePoker]

4. Don't like where it's going

Accuweather says it's weakening but on track to hit Hawaii sometime early next week. Guess where I'm going to be early next week!!!?