Graphic depicting the expected track of Hurricane Dennis. The Category 2 hurricane, on the Saffir-Simpson rating scale, with winds between 98 and 110mph, is expected to make landfall on the US mainland early Sunday. Hurricane Dennis lost strength as it crossed Cuba, but it started regaining steam early Saturday, with sustained winds measuring 160 kilometers (100 miles) per hour. Forecasters expected the storm to strengthen further as it moves over the warm waters of the gulf. At 1 PM EDT, Hurricane Dennis' eye was about 355 miles south-southeast of Apalachicola in the Panhandle and about 460 miles southeast of Pascagoula, Mississippi (MS). It was moving northwest at about 14 mph,...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Graphic depicting the expected track of Hurricane Dennis. The Category 2 hurricane, on the Saffir-Simpson rating scale, with winds between 98 and 110mph, is expected to make landfall on the US mainland early Sunday. Hurricane Dennis lost strength as it crossed Cuba, but it started regaining steam early Saturday, with sustained winds measuring 160 kilometers (100 miles) per hour. Forecasters expected the storm to strengthen further as it moves over the warm waters of the gulf. At 1 PM EDT, Hurricane Dennis' eye was about 355 miles south-southeast of Apalachicola in the Panhandle and about 460 miles southeast of Pascagoula, Mississippi (MS). It was moving northwest at about 14 mph, forecasters said. The storm's center had passed within about 125 miles west of Key West. PHOTO provided by Naval Atlantic Meteorology and Oceanography Center (RELEASED). For more information visit https://weather.navy.mil

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