Tiny Hurricane Danny strengthened on its path across the Atlantic and may reach the Leeward Islands sometime Monday.

With top winds of 105 miles (169 kilometers) per hour, Danny is now a Category 2 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, on a track that should take it through the island chain, which forms part of the eastern edge of the Caribbean Sea and includes St. Kitts and Montserrat, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in advisory.

"Interests in the Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of Danny," said the advisory posted at 11 a.m. East Coast time.

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