The 2007 hurricane season is having a busy weekend. It was only yesterday that Hurricane Felix came to life in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Just a day later, it’s already grown into a Category 4 storm that could inflict heavy damage wherever it goes.

At 5:00 p.m. Sunday night, Felix was 440 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, and plowing along at nearly 140 miles per hour, and gusting up to 165 miles per hour. Hurricane Felix is expected to cross into the central Caribbean during the night.

If Hurricane Felix continues at this pace, it could quickly move to the most dangerous level and become a Category 5.

Image : NOAA infrared satellite image taken at 6:20 p.m. EDT September 2, 2007 of Hurricane Felix in the Caribbean Sea. Maximum sustained winds nearing 140 MPH, with 165 MPH gusts. Credit: NOAA.

The National Hurricane Center pinpoints the storm’s path as headed for Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, with a possible sweep by Jamaica and the Grand Cayman Islands.

In the Pacific, Tropical Storm Henriette is lashing Mexico’s western coast and is predicted to grow to hurricane strength over the next couple of days. Also in the Pacific, Tropical Depression Gil was showing signs of dissipating on Sunday afternoon.

The Hurricane Center is also closely monitoring a developing tropical wave halfway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles islands. It could become a tropical depression by early next week.