At 5 a.m. AST, the center of Tropical Storm Grace was located about 585 miles northeast of the Azores.

Grace is moving toward the northeast near 28 mph. This motion is expected to continue early today followed by a gradual turn toward the north-northeast with a decrease in forward speed Monday night and Tuesday.

Maximum strength winds have increased to near 70 mph with higher gusts. Weakening is forecast during the next 24 hours and Grace is expected to be absorbed by a large non-tropical low pressure area over the northeastern Atlantic by Tuesday.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 50 miles from the center.

Source: National Hurricane Center