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A tropical storm watch has gone into effect for several Caribbean islands as Tropical Storm Jerry is forecast to become a hurricane on Thursday.
The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said that the storm is located about 835 miles east sout east of the northern Leeward Islands and has maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (mph).
A tropical storm watch is in effect for Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, St. Barthelemy, St. Martin, Sint Maarten, Saba , St. Eustatius, Guadeloupe and the adjacent islands.
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