Cuban Meteorological Institute issues first notice for tropical storm Oscar.

The Forecast Center of the Institute of Meteorology of Cuba (INSMET) issued Tropical Cyclone Warning No. 1 this Saturday, informing about the formation of tropical storm Oscar and the dangers it poses to the eastern part of the island.

The meteorological phenomenon, which could hit Cuba in the province of Holguín, originated in the last few hours from an area of low pressure located north of the Dominican Republic, and has gained organization and intensity, the report detailed.

Oscar, the fifteenth tropical storm of the current hurricane season, has maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour and higher gusts, with a minimum central pressure of 1007 hectoPascals.

The system is moving west at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour, and according to the forecast curve, it could make landfall in Holguín and then shift to the northeast.

At 11:00 in the morning on this October 19, the center of the storm was located at 21.3 degrees North latitude and 70.2 degrees West longitude, approximately 170 kilometers north of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, and 430 kilometers east-northeast of Punta de Maisí, the easternmost point of Cuba.

Oscar is expected to continue moving westward over the next 12 to 24 hours while gaining in organization and intensity.

According to forecasts, the system will move over the seas north of the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the eastern Bahamas, approaching the eastern region of Cuba starting this Sunday, where it is expected to reduce its translation speed.

As Tropical Storm Oscar approaches, weather conditions in the eastern provinces of Cuba will begin to deteriorate starting tomorrow, with an increase in cloudiness, rain, thunderstorms, and winds with tropical storm force. Additionally, swells are expected along the northern coasts of Guantánamo, Holguín, and Las Tunas.

In recent hours, the fourteenth tropical storm of the current season, Nadine, formed about 190 kilometers east of the city of Belize. It is moving in a westward direction at a speed of 13 kilometers per hour.