ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Kirk has moved into the Caribbean, but the associated inclement weather is still spreading across portions of the Lesser Antilles

Kirk is located about 245 miles west of Martinique and 270 miles south-southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and is moving to the west-northwest at 14 mph.

Maximum sustained winds are 40 mph with higher gusts. The minimum pressure is 1007 mb.

Kirk is encountering high wind shear, and although it will hold tropical storm status tonight, it will weaken to a remnant low by Saturday morning. 

Tropical storm warnings have been discontinued.

Kirk is expected to produce an additional 1 to 2-inches of rainfall across the northern Windward and southern Leeward Islands, and 2 to 4-inches of rainfall with maximum 6-inch amounts across St. Croix and eastern Puerto Rico.

Elsewhere in the Atlantic, Leslie has regained subtropical characteristics and is spreading storm-force wind and high surf several hundred miles from the center of circulation.

With winds to 50 mph and higher gusts, Subtropical Storm Leslie is located about 1170 miles west of the Azores and is drifting to the west at 10 mph. This storm is no threat to land, and will spin in the north-central Atlantic for days.

Hurricane season runs through Nov. 30.