The overall intensity is "nearly flatlined" through the forecast period before Jerry becomes extratropical Oct. 15.

The National Hurricane Center on Thursday said Tropical Storm Jerry was getting closer to the Caribbean’s northern Leeward Islands, but was expected to shift away into the open Atlantic.

“However, the risk of sustained tropical-storm-force winds impacting these islands remains low since the strongest winds are occurring to the east of the center, with much weaker winds found on the w...