A disturbance in the Caribbean region is showing signs of development and could become a tropical depression near the Bahamas this weekend.
Heavy rain and gusty winds are already affecting parts of Hispaniola, eastern Cuba and the Turks and Caicos.
The National Hurricane Center says the system could impact the southeast U.S. early next week.
Southwestern Atlantic:
Showers and thunderstorms continue to show signs of organization in association with a tropical wave located near Hispaniola, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and eastern Cuba. An area of low pressure is expected to form along the wave by tonight when it moves near the southeast Bahamas. This low is expected to become a tropical depression when it is in the vicinity of the central and northwest Bahamas over the weekend, and then track northwestward or northward over the southwestern Atlantic.
Regardless of development, heavy rains and gusty winds are ongoing in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, and are likely to spread across the Bahamas and eastern Cuba during the next day or two. Interests in all of these areas should monitor the progress of the system. While there remains considerable uncertainty in the long-range track and intensity of the system, there is a significant risk of wind, rainfall, and storm surge impacts for a portion of the southeast U.S. coast early next week. Interests in this area should also monitor the progress of the system.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Humberto is rapidly strengthening in the central Atlantic and is expected to become a major hurricane later today or Saturday.
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