WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Extremely dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Beryl is approaching the Windward Islands.
Life-threatening winds and storm surge are expected there beginning early Monday morning.
Beryl currently has sustained winds of 130 mph. Life-threatening winds and storm surge are expected in areas of the Windward Islands by early Monday morning - resulting in devastating wind damage and rainfall up to 10 inches. Torrential rain could produce mudslides and landslides
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A hurricane warning has been issued for Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Tobago, Grenada and the Grenadine Islands.
Beryl is moving toward the west-northwest at 18 mph. A continued quick westward to west-northwestward motion is expected during the next few days.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles.
On the forecast track, the center of Beryl is expected to move across the Windward Islands early on Monday and across the southeastern Caribbean Sea Monday night and Tuesday.
Right now the track takes Beryl to the Yucatan Peninsula late Thursday into Friday as a category 2 storm.
Tropical Depression 3 Forms In Gulf of Mexico
At 5 p.m. Sunday, Tropical Depression Three formed over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, prompting a tropical storm warning for Cabo Rojo south to Puerto Veracruz.
The depression was moving toward the west at about 12 mph.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is expected, and the cyclone is forecast to become a tropical storm before it reaches the coast Sunday night.
The system is expected to weaken and dissipate after it moves inland over eastern Mexico.
