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Forecasters say a large area of disturbed weather over the central Atlantic Ocean is projected to develop into a tropical depression in the coming days.
Cayman Islands National Weather Service Meteorologist Gilbert Miller, in response to Cayman Compass queries on Saturday, said the system identified as AL98 poses no immediate threat to the Cayman Islands.
Despite this, he said via email that the Weather Service continues to monitor the area of disturbed weather over the central Atlantic Ocean.
Miller said based on the US National Hurricane Center’s 7am update on Saturday, there is a 30% chance over the next 2 days and 80% chance over the next 7 days for development.
“Slow development is expected over the next couple days moving westward to west-northwestward over the Atlantic Ocean,” Miler wrote.
“However, environmental conditions are forecasted to become more conducive for increased development thereafter, with the possibility of tropical depression formation by early next week as the system approaches the Lesser Antilles.”
The system is expected to continue west-northwestward, approaching north of eastern Cuba by the end of the next week and west of Florida by next weekend, he added.
“Currently, analysis suggests an increased chance for showers from [next] Saturday evening through Sunday morning with accumulations expected to be less than an inch,” Miller said.
The US National Hurricane Center, in its advisory, said shower and thunderstorm activity increased since Friday in association with the tropical wave located roughly midway between the Cabo Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles.
“Conditions are expected to become more conducive for development,” the advisory said.
It said the system is forecast to continue its movement generally west-northwestward and could approach portions of the Greater Antilles by the middle to latter part of next week.
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