TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11 FORECAST

TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PUERTO RICO
AND PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA LATER TODAY. INTERESTS IN THE EASTERN
AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.

There is no reason to be alarmed at this time. TD#11 still poorly organized and considerable distance from Puerto Rico and Hispanola. However, it has some potential for further organization, so may become a tropical storm. But keep in mind that winds of 40 mph are sufficient to make this classification. Hurricanes have winds of at least 75 mph. At this point the hurricane monitoring center does not expect this depression to become a serious hurricane. What is presently thought is that within a day or two from now the south coast of the Dominican Republic may experience strong gusting wind and rain.

Keep monitoring, but do not leap to conclusions.

Thanks for the heads up Drake. The next update is 11:00am ET Friday morning. We need the rain here in La Vega!

AT 11 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM ISLA SAONA TO CABO BEATA AND A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH FROM WEST OF CABO BEATA TO THE BORDER OF HAITI.

See the DR1 Storm Page. It has leads to some of the best pages covering the Caribbean area.

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