NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Earl in the eastern Atlantic Ocean strengthened slightly early Thursday as it moved west-northwest toward the northern Leeward Islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.
Early computer models still show the system eventually steering northwest toward Bermuda and away from key oil and gas producing areas in the Gulf of Mexico.
Earl was located about 695 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands, moving at 16 miles per hour with winds up slightly to about 45 mph from 40 mph late Wednesday.
