By the Caribbean Journal staff

Tropical Storm Dorian was strengthening Tuesday evening as it headed toward Puerto Rico, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

The center of Tropical Storm Dorian was heading northwest on Tuesday night, set to pass over or near western and central Puerto Rico on Wednesday and move near the eastern Dominican Republic on Wednesday night.

The NHC said the storm, which had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, could reach hurricane strength as it neared Puerto Rico.

Indeed, Dorian is forecast to be near hurricane strength when it approaches Puerto Rico on Wednesday, with some weakening expected after the storm passes across the mountainous areas of Puerto Rico.

On Thursday and Friday, the center of the storm was slated to move near the Turks and Caicos and the southeastern Bahamas.

The storm is expected to re-strengthen on Thursday and Friday as it approaches the Turks and Caicos and Bahamas.

For now, a Hurricane Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico, while tropical storm warnings are in effect for Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, the USVI and the eastern portion of the Dominican Republic.

A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the affected area over the next 48 hours.

A tropical storm warning means tropical storm conditions are possible in the area within a 36-hour period.

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Tropical Storm Dorian made landfall in the Eastern Caribbean on Monday, with tropical storm conditions including 50 mph winds affecting portions of the region through Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Late last night, the storm was about 95 miles southeast of Saint Lucia, with tropical storm warnings continuing to be in effect for Barbados, Martinique, Saint Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines.

The center of Dorian was moving over the Eastern Caribbean on Monday evening, with the storm expected to move into the eastern Caribbean Sea on Tuesday.

Dorian is forecast to pass near — or south — of Puerto Rico on Wednesday and move near or over the Dominican Republic and then move northward on Thursday.

But the biggest question in the region was whether Dorian would eventually become a hurricane. While it had thankfully remained only a tropical storm as it passed through the eastern edge of the Caribbean, the NHC said the storm would indeed reach hurricane strength when it moved near Puerto Rico and the eastern Dominican Republic later this week.

Tropical Storm Watches were in effect for Dominica, Grenada, Saba, Statia and Puerto Rico.

A tropical storm warning means tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere in the affected area within 36 hours.

Tropical storm watches mean tropical storm conditions are possible in the affected area within 48 hours.

The storm was expected to leave rainfall of between 3 and 8 inches in the area ranging from Martinique south to St Vincent, including Barbados, according to the NHC.

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Delta Air Lines is expanding its flight service to Nassau in The Bahamas for the upcoming winter season, Caribbean Journal has learned.

Beginning Dec. 21, Delta will be expanding its service from Boston Logan Airport to Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport with new daily nonstop flights for the peak season.

The legendary Graycliff hotel in the heart of downtown Nassau.

That will mean taking existing Saturday-only service from Boston to Nassau and expanding it to daily nonstop service, with the expanded flights set to run through April 30, 2020, according to the company.

The move is part of a wider Caribbean expansion for Delta over the next year.

“We are thrilled that Delta is expanding its current once-weekly service to daily, non-stop service from Boston to Nassau,” said Joy Jibrilu, Director General of the Bahamas’ Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, in a statement. “This is a testament to the great synergy between our two cities and the convenience of this flight — Bostonians can fly away to paradise in around four hours — and we are so excited to welcome Boston-area travelers seven days a week to experience the beauty, culture and spirit of The Bahamas.”

— CJ

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