Tropical Storm Chantal racing toward Lesser Antillies; Erick nearing Baja California

MIAMI – Tropical Storm Chantal is racing toward the Lesser Antilles after forming in the Atlantic.

The storm’s maximum sustained winds early Monday are near 72 km/h with some strengthening expected over the next two days.

A tropical storm warning has been issued for Puerto Rico, Barbados, Dominica, St. Lucia, Martinique and Guadeloupe. A tropical storm watch is in effect for St. Vincent.

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Chantal is centred about 756 km east-southeast of Barbados and is moving west near 41 km/h.

Meanwhile in the Pacific, Tropical Storm Erick was passing very close to the southern portion of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, where a tropical storm warning is in effect. However, it is not expected to make landfall.

Erick’s maximum sustained winds are near 72 km/h with gradual weakening expected to continue over the next two days.