Tropical storm Chantal heads for Caribbean
| Miami
Tropical聽Storm聽Chantal聽(shahn-TAHL') is racing toward the Lesser Antilles after forming in the Atlantic.
The聽storm's聽maximum sustained winds early Monday are near 45 mph (72 kph) with some strengthening expected over the next two days.
A聽tropical聽storm聽warning has been issued for Puerto Rico, Barbados, Dominica, St. Lucia, Martinique and Guadeloupe. Atropical聽storm聽watch is in effect for St. Vincent.
Chantal聽is centered about 470 miles (756 kilometers) east-southeast of Barbados and is moving west near 25 mph (41 kph).
Meanwhile in the Pacific,聽Tropical聽Storm聽Erick was passing very close to the southern portion of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, where a聽tropical聽storm聽warning is in effect. However, it is not expected to make landfall.
Erick's maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (72 kph) with gradual weakening expected to continue over the next two days.
