FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Though Hurricane Danielle and Tropical Storm Earl are forecast to meander in the open Atlantic, Earl is forecast to become the season’s first major hurricane late in the week, according to the 5 p.m. EDT advisory on Sunday. Additionally, a third system has emerged off the west coast of Africa.
Tropical Storm Earl, with 50 mph maximum sustained winds and located about 110 miles north of St. Thomas and the Virgin Islands, is moving northwest at 5 mph and is expected to become a northward-moving hurricane early this week, forecasters said.
Earl’s tropical storm-force winds extended out up to 105 miles.
