The depression is likely to become Tropical Storm Fiona by sometime Thursday
A tropical depression has formed just east of the Caribbean Sea, according to the National Hurricane Center. This depression could strengthen into a tropical storm and bring heavy rain and strong winds to the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Haiti this weekend into early next week.As soon as Friday, it could bring turbulent conditions to the northern Leeward Islands, which mark the divide between the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean.
With maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, the depression was just 4 mph shy of tropical storm intensity. The Hurricane Center projects it will attain tropical storm status by Wednesday night. Should that occur, the storm will earn the name Fiona. Although the depression is moving over warm waters favorable for additional development, the Hurricane Center said hostile high-altitude winds and dry air are “expected to prevent significant intensification.” Its forecast only calls for the depression to become a low-end tropical storm with peak winds of 45 mph before reaching the Leeward Islands.
Irrespective of its exact strength, the potential storm is anticipated to produce very heavy rainfall along its path. Computer models show the potential for several inches of rain in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and potentially double-digit totals in the mountains of the Dominican Republic. This could lead to flash flooding and mudslides.
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