Atlantic Storm Florence Becomes ``Unusually Large'' Threatens Ships, May Become Hurricane

Atlantic Storm Florence Becomes ``Unusually Large'' Threatens Ships, May Become Hurricane

By Alex Morales and Margot Habiby

Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Tropical Storm Florence, an ``unusually large'' system that's forecast to become a hurricane tomorrow, poses an increasing threat to Atlantic shipping lanes.

Tropical-storm force winds extend 405 miles from the eye of the storm and cover an area about 700 miles across, Jack Bevan, a hurricane specialist at the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, said in a telephone interview today.

``The danger associated with a storm this large is that it gives a lot of wind to develop large waves,'' Bevan said. ``It's a distinct threat to maritime interests.''

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