Tropical Storm Beryl could become hurricane Saturday night; NHC monit…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tropical Storm Beryl could become a hurricane as soon as Saturday night, according to the National Hurricane Center.

In its 5 a.m. update, the NHC said Beryl was located about 975 miles east-southeast of Barbados and had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. It was also moving west at 21 mph.

Forecasters stated that the storm was expected to move past the windward islands late Sunday night and Monday while rapidly strengthening for the next few…