2023-11-16 22:54:00
(CNN) — Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-two formed over the western Caribbean Sea, according to the 4 p.m. update. National Hurricane Center (NHC for its acronym in English). The storm system is located regarding 365 miles (587 kilometers) west-southwest of Kingston, Jamaica, with winds of 35 mph (56 km/h).
The system is currently expected to strengthen into a tropical storm early Saturday, at which time it would become a named storm.
Tropical storm watches have been issued for Jamaica, Haiti, the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The NHC forecasts widespread rainfall totals of 127 to 254 mm with potential accumulations of up to 406 mm heading into Monday morning.
Credit: NOAA
“The initial motion is uncertain as the system does not yet have a well-defined center, but the overall cloud system appears to be moving generally toward the north-northeast,” the NHC says.
The storm is not expected to have any impact in the United States at this time.
The next name on the Atlantic list is Vince.
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