WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The WPTV First Alert Weather team on Monday is watching two separate systems, including Hurricane Beryl that's barreling toward the Jamaica.
As of 11 p.m., it's a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, moving west-northwest at 22 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Beryl made landfall Monday on the Caribbean island of Carriacou earlier today with life-threatening winds and dangerous storm surge.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for:
- Jamaica
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:
- Southern coast of the Dominican Republic
- Southern coast of Haiti
By the middle of the week, Beryl is expected to interact with some wind shear and could weaken to a Category 3 storm before impacting Jamaica as a major hurricane. Beryl will then make a push toward Cancun and the Yucatan Peninsula.
Other areas of interest will be the Lesser Antilles, Cayman Islands and northwestern Caribbean. More watches and warnings will be in effect tonight or Tuesday.
Beryl will not impact South Florida.
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Behind Beryl, there's another wave that could become Tropical Storm Debby by mid-week.
"Computer models in very good agreement, taking it on the same exact track as Beryl," Villanueva said. "Across the Windward Islands, and then eventually into the central Caribbean close to Jamaica."
Finally, the remnants of Tropical Storm Chris are moving into Mexico. The system will has dissipated rapidly, but will produce flooding rains there.
