{"id":64174,"date":"2019-09-19T12:08:15","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T16:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=64174"},"modified":"2019-09-19T12:08:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T16:08:15","slug":"jerry-is-now-a-hurricane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/jerry-is-now-a-hurricane\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Is Now A Hurricane"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jerry has become the fourth hurricane for the season about 500 miles east of Antigua\u00a0with winds of 75 mph, moving WNW at 16 mph.<\/p>

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Forecaster Dale Destin says it remains on track to pass a save distance north of all the islands.<\/p>\n

“However, we are not out of the woods yet,” Destin said. A Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for Barbuda.<\/p>

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The National Hurricane Center said Jerry’s center was\u00a0expected to pass north of Puerto Rico on Saturday and east of the southeastern Bahamas on Sunday.<\/p>

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Forecasters warned of likely life-threatening surf\u00a0and rip current conditions for portions of the northern Leeward Islands on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The NHC predicted that Jerry will most likely angle toward the northwest\u00a0by late in the weekend, then head north by early next week before\u00a0swinging toward the northeast and farther out to sea.<\/p>

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But forecasters warned that its path\u00a0depends on the strength of a high pressure system over the central Atlantic Ocean and the location of the jet stream.<\/p>\n

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