Tropical depression 18 forms in Caribbean

Posted: Monday, November 4, 2024. 9:45 am CST.

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Weather experts at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) are monitoring Tropical depression 18 that just formed in the Caribbean.

As of this morning, TD18 was located some 195 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica.

The government of Cuba has issued a Hurricane Watch for the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, La Habana, Mayabeque, Matanzas, and the Isle of Youth, and a Tropical Storm Watch for Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Sancti Spiritus, Ciego de Avila, Camaguey, and Las Tunas.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Cayman Islands.

The depression is moving toward the north near 9 mph (15 km/h).

A northwestward motion is expected to begin later today and forecast to continue for the next few days.

On the forecast track, the system is expected to move near Jamaica tonight, be near or over the Cayman Islands on Tuesday, and approach Cuba on Wednesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.

Steady strengthening is forecast, and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm later today and a hurricane by Wednesday.

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