safety steps

At 700 PM EST (0000 UTC), the disturbance center was estimated near latitude 13.0 North, longitude 76.9 West.

The system is currently drifting slowly, but is expected to soon begin moving toward the north near 7 mph (11 km/h). A turn to the northwest is expected to occur tomorrow and continue for the next few days.

On the forecast track, the system is expected to move near Jamaica by late Monday and near or over the Cayman Islands Tuesday and Wednesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. This system is expected to become a tropical depression tonight or tomorrow and steady strengthening is forecast beyond that time.

• Formation chance through 48 hours…high…near 100 percent.
• Formation chance through 7 days…high…near 100 percent.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).