Maria prompts France to issue hurricane warning for Guadeloupe
(Reuters) - The French government has issued a hurricane warning for its Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe as Tropical Storm Maria moves west-southwest, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Sunday.
France also issued a tropical storm warning for Martinique due to Maria, which the NHC expects to reach hurricane status later in the afternoon or in the evening on Sunday.
At 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT), Maria was about 405 miles (655 km) southeast of the Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour.
(Writing by Lisa Von Ahn; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
