Hurricane Beryl is rapidly strengthening in the central Atlantic Ocean and is a major hurricane threat to the Windward Islands, but then faces an uncertain future in the Caribbean Sea as we also track two other systems in a busy end of June pattern.
Current status: Beryl now has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, making it the first hurricane of the season. Beryl is centered more than 700 miles east of the Windward Islands. It's moving quickly westward over the open waters of the central Atlantic Ocean. Beryl has rapidly intensified since it became a tropical depression on Friday.
Beryl is the easternmost hurricane to form in the tropical Atlantic during the month of June, beating out a 90+ year old record.
The first hurricane of the season typically forms around August 11, using an average from 1991-2020, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Windward Islands danger: Beryl will likely continue to rapidly intensify on Sunday. The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center shown below expects Beryl to become the season's first Category 3 or stronger hurricane over record warm late-June water before it moves over the Windward Islands late Sunday night or Monday with flooding rain, storm surge and damaging winds.
Interests in the Windward islands, including Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Martinique should keep updated on the forecast of this storm and have their hurricane plans ready to go.
A hurricane warning has been issued for Barbados, where tropical storm conditions are expected to arrive in these islands as soon as Sunday afternoon and hurricane conditions are expected by late Sunday.
A hurricane watch has been issued for St Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadine Islands and Grenada. Tropical storm conditions may arrive in these islands as soon as late Sunday and hurricane conditions are possible by early Monday.
A tropical storm watch is in effect for Dominica, Martinique and Tobago.
Update from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists
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