Tropical Update – Southwestern Atlantic (AL94):

A low pressure system is forming near eastern Cuba and the southeastern Bahamas. Showers, thunderstorms, and gusty winds are ongoing.

This system is likely to become a tropical depression within the next day as it moves northwest or northward across the Bahamas.

• Impacts so far: Heavy rain and gusty winds in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Turks and Caicos, SE Bahamas, and eastern Cuba, spreading into the rest of the Bahamas this weekend.

• What’s next: Tropical Storm Watches or Warnings may be issued later today.

• U.S. outlook: Still uncertain, but there is a significant risk of wind, rainfall, and storm surge impacts for parts of the Southeast coast early next week.

Formation chance in 48 hours: 90%
Formation chance in 7 days: 90%