BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug 13, CMC – Tropical Storm Ernesto, which is expected to become a hurricane by Wednesday, is gaining strength as it passes just south of St. Kitts-Nevis on Tuesday, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) has said.
In its latest bulletin, the NHC said that a hurricane watch has since been issued for the British and United States Virgin islands, while tropical storm warnings remain in effect for St. Kitts-Nevis, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Guadeloupe, St. Martin and St. Barthelemy, Sint Maarten as well as the British Virgin Islands and the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
The NHC said that the storm is now 155 miles east south east of St. Croix and 250 miles east south east of san Juan Puerto Rico and has maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour
“Ernesto is moving toward the west-northwest near 18 mph and this general motion is expected to continue through tonight. A motion toward the northwest and then north at a slower forward speed is expected on Wednesday and Thursday.
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