There is a tropical wave near the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea, identified as “AL98″
According to the National Hurricane Center, recent satellite wind data and surface observations indicate the tropical wave currently crossing the Windward Islands still lacks a closed circulation.
Long terms models do not agree of the development of this system. The EURO shows it remains disorganized storms, while the GFS shows the system developing into a tropical storm and then category one hurricane, moving north through the Bahamas and then shifting east. It is entirely too soon to determine what it will become. So far, the system is NOT a threat to the Atlantic Coast.
However both radar and satellite images indicate the associated shower and thunderstorm activity is starting to show signs