Hurricane Sam nears major status
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Hurricane Sam was expected to strengthen into a major storm on Saturday.
The storm was moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph with slower movement to the west-northwest forecast over the weekend ahead of a turn to the northwest on Monday.
Sam's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 110 mph with higher gusts and hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles from the center.
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