Late Monday, Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency in preparation for a Category 1 hurricane hitting the island territory on Wednesday. The declaration activates Puerto Rico's National Guard. Tropical Storm Dorian was moving over the Windward Islands Tuesday morning, and the National Hurricane Center said "some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Dorian is expected to be a hurricane when it moves near Puerto Rico and eastern Hispaniola." It put Puerto Rico on hurricane watch.
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