Tropical Storm Chantal races toward Caribbean

Tropical Storm Chantal races toward Caribbean
By Ed Payne, CNN
July 8, 2013 -- Updated 1001 GMT (1801 HKT)

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Tropical Storm Chantal is packing 40 mph winds
- Some strengthening is expected, forecasters say
- Tropical storm warnings are in place in the west Caribbean
- Up to 6 inches of rain is expected in some areas

(CNN) -- Tropical Storm Chantal barreled through the Atlantic Ocean
early Monday, racing toward the Lesser Antilles, the National Weather
Service said.
The third named storm of the 2013 hurricane season is expected to cross
into the Caribbean on Tuesday.
Chantal, with its 40 mph winds, was about about 705 miles (1,130
kilometers) east-southeast of Barbados, moving to the west at 26 mph,
forecasters said. Some strengthening is expected over the next two days.
The five-day tracking map takes the storm near Puerto Rico, the island
of Hispaniola, Cuba, the Bahamas and South Florida.
Tropical storm warnings are in place for Barbados, Dominica, St. Lucia,
Martinique and Guadeloupe. A tropical storm watch is in effect for St.
Vincent.
Chantal is expected to dump 2 to 4 inches of rain over the Leeward and
Windward Islands, with up to 6 inches possible in some areas.

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