Hurricane Beryl, the first of the Atlantic season, has intensified into a “highly dangerous” Category 3 storm, threatening the southeastern Caribbean with winds exceeding 180 kilometers per hour, according to U.S. meteorologists.

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The U.S. National Hurricane Center stated that Hurricane Beryl, currently moving in the Atlantic Ocean about 675 kilometers east of Barbados, “continues to rapidly intensify on Sunday morning.” It added: “This storm is now a highly dangerous Category 3 hurricane,” predicting that the eye of the storm will move early Monday towards the Windward Islands, which include Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Grenada.

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The center noted that the hurricane “continues to rapidly intensify,” indicating that it may strengthen further to become a “highly dangerous Category 4 hurricane” when it reaches those Caribbean islands.

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Meanwhile, cars were seen lining up at gas stations in Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados, while grocery stores were crowded with customers buying food, water, and other supplies. Many homes began boarding up their windows. Authorities in Barbados, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, and Tobago issued hurricane warnings, while tropical storm warnings were in effect for Martinique and Dominica, according to the latest warning from the U.S. National Hurricane Center.