Hurricane Beryl, the record-setting, powerful storm that has claimed at least six lives in the Caribbean, weakened slightly Tuesday as it makes its way toward Jamaica, but is still a major Category 4 with life-threatening winds and storm surge.

The storm, which was expected to hit Jamaica directly or pass near it Wednesday, had been a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph — making it the strongest July hurricane ever recorded, beating Emily from 2015, according to the…