Miami.– Tropical Storm Earl formed Wednesday afternoon, joining Hurricane Danielle in the Atlantic Ocean. Earl was located near latitude 15.2 degrees north and longitude 34.8 degrees west, about 1,120 kilometers west of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands.

According to the Hurricane Center in Miami, Danielle is not going to threaten any land area. It may come close to Bermuda, but stay to the east. Earl may get close to the northern islands of the Caribbean by Sunday, but right now is still expected to stay just to the north of the Caribbean Sea.

Danielle is a category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Some additional strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours and Danielle could become a major hurricane by tonight or Friday.