Tropical Storm Watch issued for Grand Cayman and Jamaica -UPDATED 8:00EDT

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Tropical Storm Watch issued for Grand Cayman and Jamaica -UPDATED 8:00EDT

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NOAA HURRICANE HUNTERS INVESTIGATING THE DISTURBANCE

Tropical Tidbits

Original Story Oct 30 2022

The National Hurricane Center today Sunday (30) has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Grand Cayman and Jamaica as a system continues to organise over the Caribbean Sea.

Reports from NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft today has shown increased organization of the system, which was producing winds of 35-40 mph to the north of its centre/

It has been given a 90% chance of developing into a tropical depression in the next 48 hours, according to the 5 p.m. Sunday outlook.

The system is forecast to move west-northwest at 10 to 15 mph over the central and northwestern Caribbean. In addition to Grand Cayman and Jamaica, heavy rain is possible in the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Haiti and Dominican Republic.

From The National Hurricane Center

IMAGE: Tropical Tidbits

Published October 31, 2022

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