Miami, FL – Multiple tropical systems are active across the Atlantic today, raising concerns for the Caribbean and the southeastern United States.
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Hurricane Gabrielle remains a strong storm in the central subtropical Atlantic. While Gabrielle is not an immediate threat to land, forecasters are closely monitoring two additional systems showing signs of development.
One disturbance, located several hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands, has a 90 percent chance of forming into a tropical depression within the next week. The system is expected to move west-northwestward into the western Atlantic, north of the Leeward Islands, later this week.
Another tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean Sea is producing heavy showers and thunderstorms as it moves west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph. This system will bring rain and gusty winds to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands today, reaching the Dominican Republic tonight. Environmental conditions are expected to improve for development later this week, with a high 80 percent chance of formation in seven days.
The NHC notes an Air Force Hurricane Hunter Aircraft is scheduled to investigate the Caribbean disturbance for further data. Residents in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands are urged to monitor forecasts closely.
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