Bringing you the latest Hurricane Jose path updates, storm track, weather models, the latest forecasts, tracking maps and videos as the storm heads towards the Caribbean. The hurricane currently has maximum sustained winds near 125mph and is nearing category 5 status as it approaches the northern Leeward Islands by Saturday. Hurricane watches have been issued for many islands already devastated by the much stronger Hurricane Irma. We will have the latest Hurricane Jose news in one place, updated throughout the day and night until the storm has passed. Here are live updates from the the NOAA, National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the National Weather Service (NWS) as well as the most advanced weather models from around the world. All times EDT.

12pm AST – Jose nears Category 5 Hurricane Jose now has wind speeds of 155mph as it nears Category 5 status. The storm is gaining in ferocity as residents from Barbuda flee to nearby Antigua, fearful of yet another natural disaster visiting their shores. 5pm AST - Warning issued for parts of the Northern Leeward Islands Hurricane Jose remains a category four hurricane as hurricane warnings have been issued for parts of the Northern Leewards Islands. The hurricane is moving North West at a speed of 17mph with maximum winds of 150mph. This is the first time in history that two hurricanes with more than 150 mph winds have been recorded at the same time. 2pm AST - Jose remains 'poweful hurricane over the Atlantic' according to the National Hurricane Center The winds of Hurricane Jose are getting up to 150mph It is forecast to move west-northwest into the Atlantic Ocean over the coming days. 11.16pm: Jose now 'extremely dangerous' The latest Hurricane Jose update from the NHC is warning that the hurricane has become a very dangerous threat to the Caribbean. A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for: St. Thomas and St. John

The British Virgin Islands

St. Martin and St. Barthelemy.

Sint Maarten. A Hurricane Watch is currently in effect for: Antigua, Barbuda, and Anguilla

Sint Maarten

St. Martin

St. Barthelemy A Tropical Storm Warning currently in effect for : Antigua, Barbuda, and Anguilla

St. Martin

St. Barthelemy

Sint Maarten A Tropical Storm Watch is currently in effect for: Montserrat, St Kitts, and Nevis

Saba and St. Eustatius

British Virgin Islands

St. Thomas and St. John 10am: Hurricane Jose upgraded to category 4 cyclone An Air Force Hurricane Hunter airplane collecting data on Hurricane Jose, has picked up category 4 hurricane wind speeds. Maximum sustained winds near the eye of the storm are being picked up at near near 150 mph (240 km/h). At 10am EDT (3pm BST), Jose was only 435 miles (700 km) east-southeast of the devastated Leeward Islands. The cyclone is moving forward at a speed of 18 mph (30 km/h).

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8am: Latest NOAA advisory The latest NOAA update puts Jose on track to arrive at the Leeward Islands on Saturday. The latest storm path shows Hurricane Jose skirting past the Leewards, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic before going into the North Atlantic. Landfall is not forecast at this time. Hurricane winds will bring heavy rain and dangerous swells to the Leewards. The NOAA said: “Jose is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph. “A slower west-northwestward motion is expected during the next couple of days.” “Hurricane conditions are possible within the hurricane watch area on Saturday, and tropical storm conditions are expected within the tropical storm warning areas by Saturday morning. “Tropical storm conditions are possible in the tropical storm watch areas by Saturday morning. “Jose is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 2 to 6 inches in the Leeward Islands from Dominica to Anguilla. “Isolated maximum amounts of 10 inches are possible in the northern Leeward Islands from Antigua and Barbuda to Anguilla. “This rainfall will maintain any ongoing flooding and may cause additional life-threatening flooding. “Swells generated by Jose are expected to affect portions of the Leeward Islands by later today. “These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.” There are no changes to watches and warnings at this time. 6.50am: Jose, Irma and Katie baffles scientist A National Hurricane Centre has said that the trio of hurricanes tearing through the Atlantic are "unparalleled here and totally ridiculous given [the scale of] Irma". Eric Blake tweeted: “3 hurricanes threatening land simultaneously in the W Atlantic Basin. Never seen anything like this in the modern record. "I have little doubt Irma will go down as one of the most infamous in Atlantic hurricane history.”

NOAA Hurricane Jose path: Latest NOAA 5am update

6.15am: British Virgin Islands Governor warns citizens to prepare for Jose The Governor of the British Virgin Islands, Gus Jaspert, has warned islanders that they could be affected by Hurricane Jose. “On its current track, Jose is predicted to pass north of the Virgin Islands, possibly as a Category 3 hurricane on Saturday or Sunday. “He said: If it stays north of us we will not be significantly affected. But if it comes any closer to us we will be affected and so our preparation and response efforts have to be immediate. “We need your cooperation and your support to ensure that we can ramp up our operations in the event that we are impacted again.” Mr Jaspert said that he is “heartbroken” by the death and destruction brought by Irma. “Let us all continue to help each other however we can and continue to pray for each other. May God bless and protect the territory and our people.” 5am: Jose ‘a little stronger’ as it nears Leeward Islands The latest NOAA update advises that Jose is a “little stronger” with maximum sustained winds near 125mph. The National Hurricane Center says that “some strengthening is possible later today or tonight”, chiming with an earlier report from Alain Muzelec of Météo-France which forecast Jose to become a category 4 storm later tonight. Jose is about 535 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands, and is moving through the Atlantic at 16mph. This motion is set to slow during the next couple of days, but Jose is expected to be near the northern Leewards by Saturday, bringing dangerous conditions to islands already devastated by Hurricane Irma. The storm could bring between 2 and 6 inches of rain from Dominica to Anguilla. Isolated maximum amounts of 10 inches are possible in the northern Leeward Islands from Antigua and Barbuda to Anguilla. This rainfall will maintain any ongoing flooding and may cause additional life- threatening flooding.

NOAA Hurricane Jose path: 5am NOAA update

NOAA Hurricane Jose path: 5am NOAA update

NOAA Hurricane Jose path: 5am NOAA update

Swells generated by Jose are expected to bring deadly surf and rip conditions to potions of the Leeward Islands later today. The French Government has issued a hurricane watch for St Barts. St Maarten, St Martin, Antigua, Barbuda and Anguilla are also under watch. A tropical storm warning is in effect for Antigua, Barbuda and Anguilla, and a tropical storm watch is in effect for Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, Saba and St Eustatius. HURRICANE IRMA PATH UPDATE LIVE

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