Tropical Storm Tomas could re-intensify into rare November hurricane

Tropical Storm Tomas could linger longer as it moves across the Caribbean, but forecasters said the storm could become a hurricane again by Thursday.
As of 11 p.m. Monday, the center of Tomas was about 365 miles (590 kilometers) south-southeast of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph), with higher gusts, and was moving west at 12 mph (19 kph).
No coastal watches or warnings were in effect associated with Tomas, according to the Miami, Florida-based National Hurricane Center. But the center urged residents of Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and Haiti to keep an eye on the storm, which is expected to continue westward over the next day or two and slow down.
Tracking maps show that Tomas could take a sharp turn to the west-northwest Wednesday and approach Haiti later in the week, possibly as a Category 1 hurricane. The storm could deal another blow to the island nation, which is still recovering from a devastating January earthquake and currently battling a cholera outbreak. But "Tomas could still hit anywhere from the Dominican Republic to eastern Cuba," CNN meteorologist Taylor Ward said.
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