Under surveillance: tropical disturbance in the Atlantic

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported on Wednesday that it is maintaining full vigilance over a tropical wave located over the Lesser Antilles, which is producing showers and thunderstorms.

Although it does not foresee short-term development, the entity predicts that environmental conditions will gradually become more favorable for the growth of the phenomenon, as it generally moves west-northwest toward Cuba and the Bahamas.

Due to this, it was recommended to be alert as a tropical depression could form this weekend or early next week, with influence over the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, and areas of Florida.

In the coming hours, the disturbance will bring windy conditions and intermittent rains to the northern Caribbean islands, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. However, no significant tropical threat is expected for these areas.

In this regard, the digital site Local 10 stated that the level of organization that the disturbance reaches before arriving in the Bahamas will be crucial in determining whether it will affect the weather in South Florida this weekend or turn to the east.

A couple of days ago, the NHC had raised the probability to 40 percent that a tropical depression would form within a maximum of seven days near the Leeward Islands, the Greater Antilles, or the southwest Atlantic.

All these warnings are extremely important for Cuba, which must maximize attention on the evolution of the meteorological phenomenon.