Potential Tropical Cyclone Five is expected to become the third hurricane of 2024 season

SAN JUAN — Potential Tropical Cyclone Five will become a depression early this morning and then will develop into Tropical Storm Ernesto.

As of the 8 a.m. advisory, PTC Five is moving west at 26 mph. It has maximum sustained winds of 30 mph.

It is located about 830 miles east-southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Tropical Storm Warning

  • St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Antigua, Barbuda, and Anguilla
  • Guadeloupe
  • St. Martin and St. Barthelemy
  • Sint Maarten

Tropical Storm Watch

  • British Virgin Islands
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Puerto Rico
  • Vieques
  • Culebra