Tropical Depression 14, which formed Tuesday in the Atlantic, is nearing tropical storm strength, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The depression is expected to be upgraded to Tropical Storm Maria on Wednesday. The current forecast puts the storm at the Leeward Islands on Saturday as a tropical storm, and then north of Puerto Rico as a hurricane by Sunday.
At 5 a.m. Wednesday, the storm, located about 1,455 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, packed winds of 35 mph and continued to move west-northwest near 20 mph. An additional increase in forward speed is expected during the next day or two.
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