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Sections of the north coast of <a href="/wiki/Honduras" class="mw-redirect" title="Honduras">Honduras</a>, from <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lim%C3%B3n" class="extiw" title="w:Limón">Limón</a></span> westward to Puerto Cortes and the Bay Islands including Rotan, Utila and Guanaja, as well as the entire country of Belize are still under a hurricane warning according to the Hurricane Center. A tropical storm warning is also up for east coast of <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula" class="extiw" title="w:Yucatán Peninsula">Yucatán Peninsula</a></span> from Punta Gruesa to Chetumal. The tropical storm warning and watch are discontinued for areas east of Limón eastward to the Honduras/Nicaragua border. </p><p>The Hurricane Center is warning people residing in hurricane warning areas to brace for hurricane conditions by this evening and to rush all preparations to completion. The first bands of Richard brining tropical storm forced winds are expected to arrive within twelve to eighteen hours. Hurricane force winds extend 15 mi (30 km) from the center, while topical storm force winds extend 105 mi (165 km). </p><p>The hurricane is expected to plow through Belize and Mexico before emerging into the Bay of Campeche as a depression. The depression could pose a threat to oil rigs in the Bay of Campeche. </p> <center><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Hurricane_season,_2010" title="Category:Hurricane season, 2010"><font color="#00A693">Full <i>Wikinews</i> coverage of the 2010 hurricane season</font></a></b></center> <p><br style="clear:none;" /> </p> <div align="center"> <div class="noprint messagebox boilerplate plainlinks" id="commentrequest" style="border:1px solid #CCCCCC; padding:2px;width:50%; text-size:smallest;"> <p>Have an opinion on this story? <a href="/wiki/Comments:Richard_becomes_a_hurricane,_threatens_Belize" title="Comments:Richard becomes a hurricane, threatens Belize">Share it!</a> </p> </div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Related_stories">Related stories</h2></div> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Tropical_storm_Richard_nears_hurricane_strength,_soaks_Honduras" title="Tropical storm Richard nears hurricane strength, soaks Honduras">Tropical storm Richard nears hurricane strength, soaks Honduras</a>" — <i><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Main Page">Wikinews</a></i>, October 24, 2010</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tropical_storm_Richard_forms,_drifts_towards_Honduras" title="Tropical storm Richard forms, drifts towards Honduras">Tropical storm Richard forms, drifts towards Honduras</a>" — <i><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Main Page">Wikinews</a></i>, October 23, 2010</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2></div> <ul><li><span class="sourceTemplate"> "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2420133720101024">UPDATE 1-Hurricane Richard forms, heading for Belize</a>" — <i><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Reuters" class="mw-redirect" title="Reuters">Reuters</a></span></i>, October 24, 2010</span></li> <li><span class="sourceTemplate">Pasch and Roberts. 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