Massive hurricane tracks towards the Caribbean

Hurricane Irma has strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane and is nearing the Leeward islands en route towards Puerto Rico beginning tomorrow.

"Irma could directly affect Hispaniola, The Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas, and Cuba as an extremely dangerous major hurricane later this week," the NHC said in its latest advisory.

The track of the hurricane is uncertain but forecasters said there is an increasing chance that Florida will be hit late this week or on the weekend.