Earl will bring heavy rain to portions of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands through Tuesday night. Belize and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula will be threatened midweek. The potential for a direct impact on the U.S. is low at this time.
Tropical Storm Earl has formed in the Caribbean Sea, the first Atlantic basin named storm since late June.
Earl will track toward Belize and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, where strong winds and heavy rainfall will be threats late Wednesday into Thursday. Current indications are that the chance of a direct impact on the U.S. from Earl is low.
Earl was named late Tuesday morning after a Hurricane Hunter reconnaissance mission found that an area of low pressure had formed.
Tropical storm warnings and hurricane watches have been issued for parts of the Yucatan Peninsula, from Punta Allen, Mexico, to the Belize/Guatemala border. A tropical storm warning is also in effect for Honduras from Cabo Gracias a Dios westward to the Honduras/Guatemala border, including the Bay Islands.
