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. Additionally, a third tropical wave has emerged off the west coast of Africa.
Tropical Storm Earl picked up strength and now has maximum sustained winds of 65 mph, according to the 11 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical Storm Earl is located about 215 miles north of St. Thomas and the Virgin Islands, and picked up speed as it moves northwest at 5 mph, forecasters said.
