Hurricane Beryl Now At Cat. 5 Monster Storm

(Miami, FL) -- Hurricane Beryl is now at Category 5 strength as it heads towards the Caribbean. Beryl is the earliest and largest storm ever detected in the Atlantic. It poses NO threat to Florida.

According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Beryl has maximum sustained winds of 160 miles-per-hour and is moving west-northwest at 20 miles-per-hour.

Forecasters say Beryl is expected to remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane as it moves through the Windward Islands into the southeastern Caribbean, with hurricane conditions possible in Jamaica by Wednesday.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...

* Jamaica

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...

* Grand Cayman

* Little Cayman and Cayman Brac

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...

* South coast of Dominican Republic from Punta Palenque westward to the border with Haiti

* South coast of Haiti from the border with the Dominican Republic to Anse d'Hainault