In a short period the second hurricane of the Atlantic season become a fierce category five storm with sustained winds of 270 kilometres per hour and stronger gusts, the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) informed.

Central America and the Caribbean are in the path of this powerful hurricane that is bound to increase its strength due to the warm weather, the NHC warned. Early Saturday Felix was a category two hurricane and was expected to make landfall in the Dutch Antilles islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao on Sunday.

But the islands escaped the hurricane’s wrath, as Felix raged on through the northern region of the islands and headed out to the south-central Caribbean Sea. Little damage was reported on the mentioned islands, the storm bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds that didn’t cause loss of human lives or significant material damage.

A tropical storm watch was issued for Jamaica and Grand Cayman, while the authorities in Honduras were on alert after a hurricane warning came into effect late Sunday for the region between Limon and the border with Nicaragua.

At 8 pm (0000 GMT), Felix was located 625 kilometres southeast of Kingston, Jamaica and was reportedly traveling towards the Belize with a speed of 30 kilometers per hour, but forecasters said it is possible that the region between southern Nicaragua and the northern part of the Yucatan peninsula could be affected.

Felix seems to follow the same trail as Hurricane Mitch, which ravaged Honduras and Nicaragua in 1998, leaving behind more than 11,000 dead people. Towns and villages in mountainous areas were wiped of the map by landslides triggered by the massive downpours.

Until now, Felix caused damage in Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada and Santa Lucia, but no casualties were reported so far.

Hurricane Felix comes just two weeks after another category five storm, Dean, pounded the Lesser Antilles, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Mexico. It struck the Yucatan Peninsula with full strength and then headed out to the Gulf of Mexico, before lashing out at the country one more time. Eventually, Dean lost strength and disintegrated over central Mexico. At least 28 people were killed by the powerful storm system.