MIAMI (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Chantal strengthened slightly on Tuesday as it swept into the eastern Caribbean and moved between the islands of Martinique and St. Lucia, U.S. forecasters said.

Chantal was centered about 55 miles northwest of St. Lucia, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm had top sustained winds of 60 mph and was speeding west-northwest at 29 mph.

Chantal, the third named storm of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, did not pose an immediate threat to U.S. oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

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