The National Hurricane Center has officially labeled Invest 95L as Tropical Storm Jerry. Jerry is forecast to become a hurricane by Wednesday, which will place us one week ahead of schedule for the fifth hurricane of the season.

At 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jerry held maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and raced west at 24 mph. Jerry will continue to travel mainly West during the next 24 to 36 hours. By Wednesday night, it should begin to make a west-northwest turn as it intensifies into a hurricane and gains more strength. By Friday, Jerry will be slowing down as it starts to make the northward turn.

Jerry is expected to remain over 350 miles northeast of Puerto Rico. However, marine conditions will be hazardous along the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles, with expected large swells, rough

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