Published: Aug. 3, 2012 at 9:38 PM<\/p>\n
MIAMI, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Watches and warnings were lifted in Caribbean nations Friday as Tropical Storm Ernesto churned away from land, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. <\/p>\n
Ernesto, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, was about 210 miles west of St. Lucia and about 340 miles south-southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, traveling west at 21 mph, the center said in its 5 p.m. EDT advisory. <\/p>\n
All tropical storm warnings and watches were discontinued. <\/p>\n
Ernesto was expected to stay on its westerly path for the next few days with a gradual decrease in forward speed, the center said. <\/p>\n
On its projected track, Ernesto's center will move across the eastern and central Caribbean Sea during the next 48 hours. <\/p>\n
Between 2-3 inches of rain could fall across the Windward Islands through the day, with isolated amounts of up to 5 inches of rain. <\/p>\n
Large waves generated by Ernesto will affect the islands and gradually subside, the center said. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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