Omar moves from the Northern Leeward Islands

The Miami based National Hurricane centre is reporting that Hurricane Omar, a category-three storm is rapidly moving away from the northern Leeward Islands out to sea.



A hurricane warning has been discontinued for the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, where one person has died.



At 9 a.m., the centre of Omar was about 70 miles (110 kilometres) north of St Martin.



Hurricane warnings have remained in place for the islands of St. Martin, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Barthelemy and Anguilla as well as St. Kitts and Nevis.



Forecasters say Omar could still dump as much as 20 inches (51centimetres) of rain and bring wave surges of up to six feet across the northern Leeward Islands.