Hurricane Jose, a Category 1 storm packing winds of about 135 kilometres per hour (85 miles per hour), is approaching the Caribbean hot on the heels of Irma, but will likely bypass land, according to the French weather service.
Weaker than Category 5 Hurricane Irma -- which has flattened almost everything in its path as it nears Florida -- Jose will likely strengthen to at least a Category 2 storm, forecaster Etienne Kapikian told AFP.