(Reuters) – Tropical storm Beryl is predicted to grow to be a “dangerous major hurricane” earlier than reaching the Windward Islands, the U.S. Nationwide Hurricane Middle (NHC) mentioned on Saturday.

“On the forecast track, the system (Beryl) is expected to move across the Windward Islands late Sunday night and Monday,” the NHC mentioned, including that heavy rainfall and localized flooding have been additionally anticipated.

Beryl, which shaped over the central tropical Atlantic on Friday, was positioned about 785 miles (1,260 km) east-southeast of Barbados, carrying most sustained winds of 65 miles per hour, the forecaster mentioned in an advisory Saturday afternoon.

The tropical storm is shifting west at 23 mph and should produce whole rainfall of three to 6 inches (7.5 to fifteen cm) throughout Barbados and the Windward Islands, the NHC mentioned.