Tropical Storm Erika Near Northern Leeward Islands
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
, Posted by SamSal at 6:16 PM
Caribbean basin near the northern Leeward Islands, the US National Hurricane Center said.
Island governments across the region issued storm watches in preparation for the arrival of Erika, which at 2100 GMT was moving west-northwest at a steady nine miles (15 kilometers) per hour, the Miami-based NHC said.
Maximum sustained winds were almost 50 miles per hour (85 kilometers per hour), and "some slow strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days," the center said.
A tropical storm has winds of up to 105 mph (165 kph) before it is classified as hurricane force.
On its current route Erika was expected to remain northeast of the Leeward Islands.
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