A hurricane warning has been issued for the central Bahamas as Tropical Storm Joaquin approaches.
The maximum sustained winds of Storm early Wednesday are near 70 mph (110 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center says strengthening is expected and Joaquin is forecast to become a hurricane later in the day.
The storm is centered about 240 miles (390 kilometers) east-northeast of the central Bahamas and is moving west-southwest near 6 mph (9 kph).
