On the forecast track, Potential Tropical Cyclone Five is expected to move across portions of the Leeward Islands on Tuesday and approach the U.S. And British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday evening.
Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days, and the disturbance is expected to become a tropical depression at some point on Monday and become a tropical storm as it nears the Leeward Islands.
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Here’s what you need to know about the potential tropical cyclone
RAINFALL: Potential Tropical Cyclone Five is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 4 to 6 inches over the northern Leeward Islands. For Puerto Rico, 3 to 6 inches of rainfall, with maximum amounts of 10 inches, is expected. Elsewhere in the Caribbean, Potential Tropical Cyclone Five is expected to produce the following rain accumulations through Friday morning: Windward Islands…1 to 2 inches Southern Leeward Islands…2 to 4 inches Eastern Hispaniola…2 to 4 inches.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: Could Impact Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico and Hispanola
POTENTIAL ARRIVAL TIMES:
Lesser Antilles by Monday evening
Puerto Rico by Tuesday afternoon
Shifting north by Wednesday morning
IMPACT:
Heavy rainfall, flash flooding and mudslides are possible
NEXT NAMES FOR POTENTIAL STORMS: Ernesto, Francine and Gordon