…AREAS OF HEAVY RAINS SPREADING ACROSS PORTIONS OF JAMAICA, EASTERN CUBA AND HAITI…
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the entire Turks and Caicos Islands.
A Tropical Storm Watch means that Tropical Storm conditions could be experienced within 48 hours.
At 10pm EST, the Disturbance was centered near Latitude 15.9 degrees north and Longitude 81.1 degrees west, or about 750 miles southwest of Cockburn Town, Grand Turk.
Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-two is moving toward the north-northeast near 8 mph. A northeastward motion is expected to begin early Friday, with increasing forward speed through the weekend. On the forecast track, the center of the system is expected to move across Jamaica on Friday, Southeastern Cuba by early Saturday, and the Southeastern Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands on Saturday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next couple days, and the disturbance is expected to become a tropical storm on Friday.
Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-two is expected to produce heavy rain and possible Tropical Storm winds over the Turks and Caicos Islands on Saturday. Residents in these islands should begin preparing for possible Tropical Storm winds and flooding beginning on Saturday.
