Position: 7.9N 52.4W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 23 mph [37 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1005 mb ↓.

Currently about 630 miles [1015 km] East-Southeast of Trinidad.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad,Tobago, and Grenada.

This is a new ‘product’ from the National Hurricane Center. This was a wave off of Africa whis appears to be on track to being a Tropical Storm. This advisory makes it easier for jurisdictions to issue tropical warnings and watches in advance of storms.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook at 7am CDT:

A broad area of low pressure located over the northwestern Caribbean
Sea continues to produce a large area of disorganized showers and
thunderstorms. Gradual development of this system is expected while
it moves slowly northwestward across the Yucatan Peninsula later
today and over the southern or central Gulf of Mexico on Monday and
Tuesday, where a tropical or subtropical cyclone is likely to form.
Regardless of development, heavy rains are expected over portions of
Central America, the Yucatan Peninsula, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands,
and western Cuba during the next several days. An Air Force Reserve
Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate this system
later today, if necessary.