An eleventh tropical depression has formed in the Atlantic but the Meteorological (Met) Service of the Bahamas says the system is no threat to the territory at this time.
According to a release from the Met Service this morning, the tropical depression remains poorly organized with maximum sustained winds near 55 kilometres per hour with higher gusts.
Some strengthening is possible during the next couple of days, and the cyclone could become a tropical storm by Friday, it added.
JOAQUIN is moving westward with no change in strength, at 5am the center of Tropical of Tropical Storm JOAQUIN was located near latitude 26.6°North and longitude 70.6°West or about 385 miles northeast of the central Bahamas.
JOAQUIN is moving toward the West moving toward the west near 5mph and this general motion is expected to continue through Wednesday. A decrease in forward speed and a turn toward the the west-northwest are forecast Wednesday night.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40mph with higher gusts. Slow strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours.
The depression is moving toward the west near 4 km/h and meteorologists predict a gradual turn toward the northwest by Tuesday morning. This general motion should continue through Wednesday, the release said.
