Potential Tropical Cyclone Six has formed in the Atlantic. It's approaching the Lesser Antilles and is forecast to become a tropical storm tonight.
Current statistics:
LOCATION...14.2N 59.2W
ABOUT 165 MI...260 KM ESE OF DOMINICA
ABOUT 205 MI...330 KM SE OF GUADELOUPE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB...29.83 INCHES
• The government of France has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Guadeloupe and Martinique.
• The government of Barbados has been issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Dominica.
• The government of the Dominican Republic has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for the Dominican Republic from Punta Palenque eastward along the southern coast of the island and the entire northern coast to the Dominican Republic/Haiti border.
• A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, including Culebra and Vieques.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the disturbance was centered near latitude
14.2 North, longitude 59.2 West. The system is 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.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Gradual strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours and the
disturbance is expected to become a tropical storm tonight.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1010 mb (29.83 inches).