Tropical Storm Jerry formed in the tropical Atlantic on Tuesday morning and is moving swiftly toward the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, it had wind speeds of 45 mph and was located roughly 1,315 miles east of the Caribbean, traveling west at 24 mph.

Forecasts indicate the storm will strengthen into a hurricane in the next two days.

“While many options remain possible with its future track, the most likely track appears to turn the future storm to the north as it passes by the Caribbean islands,” said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan Pydynowski. “This would keep it east of the U.S. mainland.”

Some computer models indicate the system “will track over or near the islands east of Puerto Rico,” Fox Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross wrote

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