THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS…

TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN FORMS OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN AND HAS ENTERED THE MONITORED AREA…

AT 500 PM, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 40.0 WEST OR ABOUT 1451 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND 1722 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH (26 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SIMILAR FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK BRINGING THE CENTER OF THE CYCLONE NEAR OR JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS IN 4-5 DAYS.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB (29.74 INCHES).

RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SYSTEM CLOSELY AND HAVE THEIR HURRICANE PLANS COMPLETED, ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE IN THE PEAK MONTHS OF THE HURRICANE SEASON.

There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect, but residents should monitor this system closely as it has the potential to affect the island Saturday.