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A new tropical depression is likely to form this weekend near the Lesser Antilles, National Hurricane Center forecasters have said.
This comes on the heels of Tropical Storm Fred, which has been downgraded to a Tropical Depression. However, it is set to regain strength in the coming days.
The developing system is far from the Cayman Islands at this point; however, the direction of its forecast track is one that residents should keep a close watch over.
Cayman Islands National Weather Service chief meteorologist Kerry Powery told the Cayman Compass that while it is too early to speak about potential local impacts from this system, “the fact that some islands in the Eastern Caribbean could be facing another tropical storm almost a week apart should help remind residents of the Cayman Islands that similar situations like this can occur throughout the hurricane season”.
The Miami-based NHC, in its Thursday afternoon advisory, said the system has a 60% chance of formation chance through the next 48 hours and 70% through the next five days.
Forecasters said satellite-derived wind data from Thursday morning indicated that the small area of low pressure developed along a tropical wave about 1,200 miles east of the Lesser Antilles.
“However, the low [pressure system] does not quite have a closed circulation, and the associated...
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