A TROPICAL STORM HAS NOT FORMED YET BUT STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN CABO VERDE ISLANDS LATER TODAY…
THIS SYSTEM POSES NO THREAT TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS OR BAHAMAS AT THIS TIME. DDME WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SYSTEM AND UPDATES WILL BE ISSUED ACCORDINGLY.
AT 11AM, THE DISTURBANCE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.7°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 22.7° WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHERN MOST CABO VERDE ISLANDS.
THE SYSTEM IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT NEAR 13 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS MOTION WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHERN CABO VERDE ISLANDS AS A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND THE DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR SATURDAY.
