Lots of rain for Cayman, at least
An area of low pressure approximately 500 miles south of Grand Cayman could develop into a tropical cyclone as early as today.
Cayman Islands Meteorological Services Chief Meteorologist John Tibbetts said the storm would bring heavy rains to the area – possibly as much as four inches just through today – regardless of whether the system develops or not.
‘We’re probably going to put out a flood warning this afternoon,’ he said Tuesday morning, explaining that localised flooding will probably be experienced in low-lying areas on Grand Cayman.
More importantly, some of the major computer models showed the storm system, which had been designated Invest 93L, developing into a tropical storm or a hurricane later this week. Should a closed surface circulation form and wind speeds reach at least 39mph, the name Paloma would be attached to the storm.
Hurricane season officially lasts through the end of November. Late season storms often originate in the southwest Caribbean and threaten either Central America countries or islands in the northwest Caribbean like Cayman, Jamaica and Cuba.
The major computer models of 93L disagreed Tuesday morning as to which way the storm would go. Several, however, predicted the system would be pulled northeast toward Cayman in response to strong trough of low pressure approaching the east coast of the United States.
Two of the major models forecasted the system to move through the northwest Caribbean as a Category 2 hurricane by the end this week.
As of early Tuesday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center in Miami, however, was only giving the system a 20 to 50 per cent chance of developing.
Mr. Tibbetts said he was not yet convinced the system would develop.
‘At this point, we’re just monitoring it,’ he said.
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