San Juan, Puerto Rico (AP) – Erin strengthens a powerful category 4 storm Caribbean The National Hurricane Center said more on Saturday.
Hurdle Currently, there is 150 miles (240 km) in the north -east of Anguila with a maximum continuous winds of 145 mph (230 kmph). It is moving towards west-north-west at 20 mph (31 kmph).
It is not currently anticipated to hit the land, but strong winds are affecting the surrounding islands, inspired the forecasts to warn of potential floods, landslides and mudslides. The Hurricane Center said it would eventually be away from the continental United States.
There are tropical storm watches for St. Martin, St. Barts and St. Marton.
The Center said, “Erin’s outer band is expected to produce heavy rainfall areas through Sundays in the North Level Islands, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.” Currently the “compact” storm is expected to increase in size in the coming days, resulting in thick sea water on the western Atlantic.
Hurricane expert and store surge expert Michael Lori said Erin eventually predicts a sharp turn in the northeast that would put it on a route between the US and Bermuda.
He said, “All our best consensus AIDS changed Erin safely in the United States of the United States next week, but it would be a very close call for Bermuda, which could land on the strong eastern part of Erin,” he said.
Erin is the fifth designated storm of the Atlantic storm, which runs from June 1 to November 30, but the first to reach the situation of the storm.
Alex Dasilva’s leading storm specialist said, “Erin is a powerful category 4 predictor to explode as it runs in very hot water in the open Atlantic. The surface is several degrees higher than the water temperature and hundreds of feet deep historical average,” Alex Dasilva, Accuwather said.
This year’s season is once again Expected to be unusually busyThe forecast calls for six to 10 storms, with three to five 110 mph (177 km per hour) winds with winds of more than 110 mph.
The US government has deployed more than 200 employees as a precaution for Puerto Rico from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other agencies as the forecasts released a flood watch for the entire US region from Friday to Monday.
Puerto Rico Housing Secretary Seri Perez Pena said 367 shelters have been inspected and can be opened when needed.
The US Coast Guard said on Friday that it closed six ports in Puerto Rico and two for all ships coming to the two US Virgin Islands until they had received the pre -authority.
Meanwhile, officials in Bahamas said that they prepared some public shelters as a precaution as they urged people to track the storm.
“These storms are very unstable and can make sudden changes in the movement,” said Aaron Sergeant, Managing Director of the Disaster Risk Management Authority of Bahamas.
Dánica coto, associated press