The area of disturbed weather located in the northeastern Caribbean Sea and south of Puerto Rico is continuing to improve in organization. However, the hurricane hunters who investigated the system today found no actual closed low pressure circulation. Therefore it is not deemed a tropical depression. However, winds to near tropical storm force were reported at flight level, so it has some qualities of a tropical cyclone. But until it can gather a closed circulation, it cannot be an official tropical depression or storm.
This all being said, upper level environment conditions in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic (where the storm may be headed) are improving and will be favorable for further development of this low. Persons along the East Coast need to review tropical weather plans, should this storm head towards this way over the next week. However, this storm is moving very slow and no impacts to the mainland US are expected any time soon. Regardless of development, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands will be receiving large amounts of rain, which can lead to flooding and mudslides. Keep it here for the latest on this developing situation.
