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Healthy Tropical Disturbance Roams the Caribbean
by Chris Dolce, Tim Ballisty
A tropical disturbance we've been tracking the last few days has shown some signs of increased organization.
Much of the thunderstorm activity has been firing well to the east of this broad area of low pressure located between Jamaica and Central America. However, satellite images on Thursday evening reveal an increased concentration of thunderstorms near the center.
If this concentration of storm activity persists and low pressure becomes more well defined, a tropical depression could form sometime in the next day or two. A Hurricane Hunter flight has been scheduled for Friday afternoon, if necessary.
Get the Facts: Hurricanes vs. the Oil Spill
In the near term, locally heavy rain and flash flooding are threats to the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Cuba through late week.
Interactive map: Caribbean satellite
Interactive map: Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands radar
Caribbean satellite imagery
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A west-northwest motion is expected to continue in the general direction of Central America and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
Along this path, water temperatures are more than warm enough (mid-80s) and upper-level winds are expected to become more favorable.
Gulf, Caribbean water temps
by Chris Dolce, Tim Ballisty
A tropical disturbance we've been tracking the last few days has shown some signs of increased organization.
Much of the thunderstorm activity has been firing well to the east of this broad area of low pressure located between Jamaica and Central America. However, satellite images on Thursday evening reveal an increased concentration of thunderstorms near the center.
If this concentration of storm activity persists and low pressure becomes more well defined, a tropical depression could form sometime in the next day or two. A Hurricane Hunter flight has been scheduled for Friday afternoon, if necessary.
Get the Facts: Hurricanes vs. the Oil Spill
In the near term, locally heavy rain and flash flooding are threats to the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Cuba through late week.
Interactive map: Caribbean satellite
Interactive map: Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands radar
Caribbean satellite imagery
Click to animate
A west-northwest motion is expected to continue in the general direction of Central America and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
Along this path, water temperatures are more than warm enough (mid-80s) and upper-level winds are expected to become more favorable.
Gulf, Caribbean water temps
On average, storms form about once every two years in the Atlantic Basin during the month of June. The western Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico are two of the most favorable locations for this to occur.
