Miami, (EFE).- Tropical storm Earl strengthened this Saturday north of the Leeward Islands, in the Caribbean, and its winds now reach 75 miles per hour (125 km / h).
Earl is moving west-northwestward near 10 mph (17 km/h) with a slower west-northwestward and northwestward motion expected over the next few days, followed by a turn to the north on Tuesday.
On the forecast track, the center of Earl is expected to pass north of the northern Leeward Islands tonight, and north of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico tonight and Sunday.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecast a slow strengthening of the winds during the next few days.
Tropical storm force winds currently extend up to 105 miles (165 km) mostly to the north and east of the center.
Earl is expected to produce rain over the Leeward Islands, British and American Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico this weekend, with a risk of flash and urban flooding, swelling rivers, and mudslides, especially across the Midwest. from the interior of Puerto Rico.
The NHC also reported that Tropical Storm Danielle, which continues to drift over the North Atlantic without affecting land, is gradually strengthening and is expected to become a hurricane again in the coming days.
Danielle, which became the first hurricane of 2022 in the Atlantic basin on Friday, is moving slowly west-northwest near 2 miles per hour (4 km/h) and has maximum sustained winds of near 70 miles per hour. hour (110 km/h) with higher gusts.
A slow continuous west-northwestward motion is forecast through tonight and a northward turn is forecast to begin on Sunday.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 125 miles (205 km).
