MIAMI (AP) --
Powerful Hurricane Igor was lumbering westward far out over the Atlantic Ocean.
Igor is at Category 4 strength with maximum sustained winds near 150 mph.
Earlier today, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Igor could reach Category 5 strength, but later said fluctuations in intensity are possible over the next two days.
It' tpp early to tell whether the hurricane will pose a threat to land. No coastal watches or warnings are in effect that are tied to Igor.
Also in the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Julia is moving westward, away from the southern Cape Verde Islands. Julia was about 115 miles west of the southernmost islands and moving west-northwest near 14 mph.
The storm's maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph.
First Alert Weather Team Tropical Update
(Copyright ©2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
