Tropical Storm Earl expected to become hurricane
Tropical Storm Earl is expected to move faster toward the northeast and become hurricane
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tropical Storm Earl is expected to become a hurricane later this week.
In a Tuesday morning update, the National Hurricane Center said that the storm was a bit disheveled.
At 5 a.m. Atlantic Standard Time, the center of Earl was located about 345 miles north of St. Thomas.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The tropical storm was moving northward near 7 mph, with a slow northward to north-northwestward motion expected to continue through Wednesday.
DANIELLE BECOMES FIRST HURRICANE OF ATLANTIC SEASON
Tropical Storm Earl over the Atlantic (Credit: NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center)
From Wednesday through Thursday night, a faster motion toward the north-northeast and northeast is expected.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph, with higher gusts.
The forecast track for Tropical Storm Earl (Credit: NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center)
TROPICAL STORM DANIELLE FORMS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, NOT CURRENTLY A THREAT TO LAND
Tropical-storm-force winds extend over the Atlantic outward up to 115 miles from the center.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Strengthening is predicted over the coming days.
Tropical Storm Earl (Credit: NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center)
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This comes after Tropical Storm Earl dropped heavy rain across the Leeward Islands, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Associated Press contributed to this report.