some rain showers and increased winds.

The storm battered Puerto Rico on Tuesday with torrential rain that flooded low lying neighbourhoods on the southern coast. See Page 7 Electricity in many communities throughout the country was cut off by late Monday evening and flash flooding was reported in the neighbouring island of St. Croix.

A spokesman for the Bermuda Weather Service said that the storm is currently 700 nautical miles south south west of Bermuda and travelling at 10 knots with 90 knot winds.

"It's current motion is toward the northwest at 10 knots,'' the spokesman said. "But she will straighten her course to the north.''