 Weather maps indicated a tropical storm just east of the Lesser Antilles beginning on August 29 . The storm moved westward and strengthened into a hurricane early on August 30 . Several hours later , it entered the Caribbean Sea after passing near Antigua and Montserrat . Impact was generally light in the Lesser Antilles . At San Juan , Puerto Rico , sustained winds reached 48 mph ( 77 km / h ) . The storm maintained winds of 80 mph ( 130 km / h ) as it continued westward across the Caribbean Sea . Vessels sailing from ports in Cuba and Hispaniola were advised to " take every precaution " . After the storm curved northward late on September 1 , vessels from Hispaniola only were advised to take caution . 
