(CMR) The Cayman Islands National Weather Service is advising that a system located near the Leeward Islands could develop into a tropical storm and possibly affect the Cayman Islands within days.
If current projections hold, Potential Tropical Storm 6 is expected to be north of the Cayman Islands in the next 72 hours, the Weather Service said.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is forecast to occur during the next 48 hours and the disturbance is expected to become a tropical storm tonight. When that occurs, it will be named “Fred”.
On the forecast track, the system is expected to move through a portion of the southern Leeward Islands tonight, pass near or over the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico late Tuesday and Tuesday night, and near or over Hispaniola on Wednesday.
A tropical storm watch is already in effect for Martinique and Guadeloupe, Dominica, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic on the south coast from Punta Palenque eastward and the entire northern coast to the Dominican Republic/Haiti border. Tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area in the Lesser Antilles tonight and are also possible within the watch area in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico beginning Tuesday afternoon. Tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area in the Dominican Republic beginning early Wednesday.
At 5 p.m. AST, the disturbance was centered over the Atlantic Ocean about 165 miles (260 km) east-southeast of Dominica and about205 miles (330 km) southeast of Guadeloupe. It's moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h) and this general motion is expected to continue during the next few days.
On the forecast track, the system is expected to move through a portion of the southern Leeward Islands tonight, pass near or over the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico late Tuesday and Tuesday night, and near or over Hispaniola on Wednesday.
Residents are urged to monitor the progress of the storm and continue to make preparations.
The Cayman Islands National Weather Service will continue to monitor the progress of this system and provide updates.
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