"Satellite image of Hurricane Earl, by the National Hurricane Center U.S." .- AP
According to the National
Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States, Hurricane Earl, of
category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale of a total of five levels, with
winds that can reach 217 kilometers an hour, is about 200 kilometers
northeast of Puerto Rico.
Earl was moving west-northwest at 24
kilometers per hour. The eye of the storm would pass east of the Turks
and Caicos. The prognosis for a five-day period indicates that it could
affect the U.S. East Coast beginning Thursday.
Puerto Rico governor Luis Fortuño said
“the island’s schools will not open its doors today and working time is
suspended by officials to prevent the effects of Hurricane Earl.”
The NHC said it also remains alert for
the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Anguilla,
St. Martin, St. Barthelemy, Saba and St. Eustatius.
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