Hurricane Gonzalo NOAA 2am update: Hurricane watch as Gonzalo to strengthen – latest maps

Gonzalo is expected to continue with a westward to west-northwestward motion, and an increase in forward speed is expected through the weekend.

On the forecast track, the centre of Gonzalo will approach the southern Windward Islands tonight and move across these islands Saturday and into the eastern Caribbean Sea Sunday.

Some strengthening is forecast during the next day or two, and there is still a chance Gonzalo could become a hurricane before reaching the Windward Islands.

Even if Gonzalo does not reach hurricane status, there is an increasing risk of wind and rain impacts to areas of the southern Windward Islands this weekend.

source: express.co.uk