• Danny became the first major hurricane (Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale) of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season Friday afternoon.
  • A NOAA research plane Friday afternoon found maximum sustained winds had increased to 115 mph.
  • Hurricane Danny was located about 900 miles east of the Leeward Islands in the eastern Atlantic Ocean as of 2 p.m. EDT Friday.
  • Danny is expected to begin weakening soon.
  • Danny will track west-northwest, reaching the Leeward Islands Monday.

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