National Hurricane Center begins advisories for Potential Tropical Cyclone Six
A tropical storm could from ahead of sunrise Tuesday
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - As of 4 PM, the National Hurricane Center started issuing forecasts and advisories for what is currently being called Potential Tropical Cyclone Six. Essentially, the confidence is high enough that a tropical storm will form soon, prompting the need to information out ahead of impacts in the coming days. A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and other Caribbean islands. The Dominican Republic has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for portions of the country’s coastline.
While the system is lashing heavy rain and gusty wind across parts of the Leeward Islands, a well-defined area of circulation has yet to fully take shape. The potential for this broad low to tighten up and become a tropical depression or tropical storm is possible before sunrise Tuesday.
As of the 10pm update, there is the latest on this potential tropical system:
| Location | Movement | Max Wind Speed | Minimum Central Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 miles east-southeast of Dominica | west-northwest at 16 mph | 35mph | 1010mb |
This tropical system is forecast to run along or near the Northern Caribbean sea through the chain of islands. While impacts are expected through the week to each one, that interaction with land should hold this system to a strong tropical depression or weak tropical storm through the week. Some strengthening is expected as it emerges off of the northern coast of Cuba and into the Southeastern Gulf of Mexico.
At the time, no impacts are expected to the western Gulf of Mexico, Texas Coast, or the Brazos Valley.
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