Now. 68. Wed. 85. Thu. 88. byJennifer Collins. TOPICS:. The National Hurricane Center is monitoring Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean Sea and a tropical wave in the central Atlantic. As of Wednesday's 5 a.m. Advisory from the NHC, Hurricane Beryl is remains a category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph. The storm is crossing the Caribbean Sea after causing widespread damage to the Windward Islands. . Beryl is forecast to move quickly across the central Caribbean Sea on Tuesday before passing near or over Jamaica on Wednesday. The system will move into a region with higher wind shear over the next day where weakening is expected. However, Beryl is still forecast to remain a major hurricane on approach to Jamaica. . Beryl will bring hurricane conditions to Jamaica on Wednesday as well as the threat for storm surge and flash flooding. Once Beryl moves into the western Caribbean Sea later this week, the system will continue to encounter high wind shear where some additional weakening in possible. Beryl is still forecast to remain a hurricane as it heads towards the Yucatan Peninsula by the weekend. . High pressure will keep Beryl south of the United States and is not a threat to Florida. Another lowpressure system is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms in the central Atlantic. Environmental conditions are only marginally conducive for additional development of this system while it approaches the Lesser Antilles. . It has a 10 chance of development within the next 48 hours and a 20 chance of development within the next 7 days
Hurricane Beryl, a category 4 storm with 145 mph winds, is heading towards Jamaica, bringing the threat of hurricane conditions, storm surge, and flash flooding. The storm is expected to weaken due to high wind shear but may remain a major hurricane as it approaches the Yucatan Peninsula. Meanwhile, a tropical wave in the central Atlantic also has a low chance of development in the next week.