tropical storm earl
Were Miami (BNO News) – Hurricane warnings on Saturday evening at Earl tropical storm, named storm of the 2010 season hurricanes in the Atlantic, is still to move in the direction of the Leeward Islands.
Ast starting from 11:00 (0300 UTC), located about 520 miles Earl (835 km) east of the Leeward Islands in the North is moving toward the west near 20 miles (32 kilometers) per hour.
Forecasters said weather in the United States and the Miami-based National Hurricane Center) Earl and maximum sustained winds near 65 miles (100 kilometers) per hour, and high wind. It is expected to be strengthened further in the coming hours, and is expected to become a hurricane storm on Sunday.
And issued a hurricane warning at 11 pm Ast (0300 UTC) for Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, St. Martin and St. Barthelemy. And a hurricane watch was issued for St. Martin, Saba, St. Eustatius, and the British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. “Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion,” said Miami-based center.
Forecasters say that a gradual shift in the direction of the west and northwest is expected on Sunday and Monday. It is expected to pass near the Earl or more of the northern Leeward Islands late on Sunday or Monday as a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir Simpson scale, wind storm, with winds 100 miles (160 kilometers) per hour.
According to expectations, it is expected that the circumstances of the hurricane to reach the islands within the warning on Sunday evening.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Danielle, which is located 335 miles (575 kilometers) east of Bermuda, heading north and north-east, away from the islands. The hurricane has sustained winds of 105 miles (165 kilometers) per hour, making it a Category 2 hurricane.
The NHC dangerous surfing conditions does not diminish the near Bermuda on Sunday, which swells from the hurricane is likely to cause serious disruption of currents over the weekend along parts of the eastern coast of the United States.