Irene gains strength approaching Eastern seaboard

Irene's winds whip the Dominican Republic, U.S. may see storm - CNN.com: "The storm was already stronger than we were forecasting. We noted an upward trend in our intensity forecast. Bringing it up to a Category 3 in 24 hours when it's over the southeast Bahamas and then showing the system approaching Category 4 strength thereafter as it starts to move northwestward," John Cangialosi, a specialist with the Miami-based Hurricane Center, said.


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