Some islands in the Caribbean may see may than a foot of rain as Fiona slowly moves towards the southwestern Atlantic.
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Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings have been issued for several island nations in the northeastern Caribbean. Fiona's wind and rain are likely to reach the Dominican Republic on Sunday and the Turks and Caicos by Monday night or Tuesday. In the eastern Dominican Republic, between 6 and 10 inches of rain is forecast, with isolated maximum totals as high as 16 inches in the higher terrain.The FOX Forecast Center noted that recent rainfall has saturated the soils in Puerto Rico, so the heavy rain from Fiona could lead to flooding in urban areas and small streams, as well as trigger mudslides in the archipelago's mountainous terrain.
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