NU Online News Service, Oct. 12, 11:00 a.m. EDT

Hurricane Paula is now spinning between the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and Cuba, and is expected to stay there into the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The 16th named storm and the ninth hurricane of the 2010 hurricane season is currently a weak Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.

The NHC is reporting warm ocean temperatures that are conducive to hurricane intensification, but the atmospheric environment is not favorable for storm strengthening. The storm could gain strength within the next couple of days, followed by a steady weakening, the NHC said.

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