{"id":159342,"date":"2022-09-14T11:35:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T15:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=159342"},"modified":"2022-09-14T11:45:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T15:45:13","slug":"tropical-storm-watch-could-be-required-for-portions-of-the-leeward-islands-later-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/tropical-storm-watch-could-be-required-for-portions-of-the-leeward-islands-later-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Storm Watch could be required for portions of the Leeward Islands later today"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-625052533\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2994766299\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Invest 96-L has been upgraded to Tropical Depression Seven.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Hurricane Center\u00a0<\/a>as of 11 a.m. Wednesday has seen enough development to classify this system as a tropical depression.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>That now allows the NHC to issue advisories including watches and warnings, along with a forecast track and intensity. The NHC may issue watches for portions of the Leeward Islands later today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_ad\">\n<div class=\"ad ad_position_article_mid1 ad_background_true\" data-module=\"ad\" data-status=\"rendered\" data-path=\"\/32805352\/fl-tampa-WTSP-B3313_DesktopTablet\/article_mid1\/weather\/tropics\" data-sizes=\"[[300,250],[1,1],[750,570],[1,2]]\" data-delay=\"8\" data-position=\"article_mid1\" data-refresh-interval=\"33\" data-refresh-enabled=\"true\" data-targeting-strnativekey=\"\" data-collapse=\"false\" data-ozone-placement-id=\"1420432751\" data-ozone-publisher-id=\"NPID10000003\" data-ozone-site-id=\"4204204272\" data-page-type=\"article\" data-initialized=\"true\" data-state=\"ready\" data-targeting-article-number=\"1\" data-targeting-refresh=\"false\" data-targeting-1plus-x=\"2r,33,22,1r,34,2t,1s,1t,2u,3d,1c,3i,30,2p,3r,32\" data-targeting-opectx=\"\">\n<div id=\"article_mid1\" class=\"ad__inner ad__inner_border_true ad__inner_background_true\" data-status=\"requested\" data-google-query-id=\"CO7K7v_PlPoCFUNYwQodKRIAFw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/32805352\/fl-tampa-WTSP-B3313_DesktopTablet\/article_mid1\/weather\/tropics_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Currently, Tropical Depression Seven is about 800 miles east of the Leeward Islands and is moving to the west at 14 mph. Winds are sustained at 35 mph.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_photo\">\n<div class=\"photo\" data-module=\"photo\" data-initialized=\"true\" data-state=\"ready\">\n<div class=\"photo__image\">\n<div class=\"photo__ratio-enforcer\">\n<div class=\"photo__ratio-enforced\">\n<div class=\"lazy-image\" data-module=\"lazy-image\" data-blur=\"true\" data-initialized=\"true\" data-state=\"ready\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image__image lazy-image__image_blur_true lazy-image__image_loaded_true\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/ca057b75-5146-424e-82fa-126f4367764c\/ca057b75-5146-424e-82fa-126f4367764c_1140x641.jpg\" sizes=\"1140px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/ca057b75-5146-424e-82fa-126f4367764c\/ca057b75-5146-424e-82fa-126f4367764c_16x9.jpg 16w, https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/ca057b75-5146-424e-82fa-126f4367764c\/ca057b75-5146-424e-82fa-126f4367764c_140x79.jpg 140w, https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/ca057b75-5146-424e-82fa-126f4367764c\/ca057b75-5146-424e-82fa-126f4367764c_360x203.jpg 360w, https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/ca057b75-5146-424e-82fa-126f4367764c\/ca057b75-5146-424e-82fa-126f4367764c_540x304.jpg 540w, https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/ca057b75-5146-424e-82fa-126f4367764c\/ca057b75-5146-424e-82fa-126f4367764c_750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/ca057b75-5146-424e-82fa-126f4367764c\/ca057b75-5146-424e-82fa-126f4367764c_1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/ca057b75-5146-424e-82fa-126f4367764c\/ca057b75-5146-424e-82fa-126f4367764c_1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo__meta\">\n<div class=\"photo__credit\">Credit: 10 Tampa Bay<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Gradual strengthening is forecasted for the next day or two. That would allow Tropical Depression Seven to strengthen into Tropical Storm Fiona.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The latest advisory brings Tropical Depression Seven near the Leeward Islands by Friday as a tropical storm with winds around 45 mph. The track will eventually move this system toward Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands by the weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_photo\">\n<div class=\"photo\" data-module=\"photo\" data-initialized=\"true\" data-state=\"ready\">\n<div class=\"photo__image\">\n<div class=\"photo__ratio-enforcer\">\n<div class=\"photo__ratio-enforced\">\n<div class=\"lazy-image\" data-module=\"lazy-image\" data-blur=\"true\" data-initialized=\"true\" data-state=\"ready\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image__placeholder lazy-image__placeholder_blur_true lazy-image__placeholder_visible_false\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211_16x9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image__image lazy-image__image_blur_true lazy-image__image_loaded_true\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211_1140x641.jpg\" sizes=\"1140px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211_16x9.jpg 16w, https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211_140x79.jpg 140w, https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211_360x203.jpg 360w, https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211_540x304.jpg 540w, https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211_750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211_1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/media.wtsp.com\/assets\/WTSP\/images\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211\/e07a3b19-c44a-4948-a4b2-4fa78e5b2211_1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo__meta\">\n<div class=\"photo__credit\">Credit: 10 Tampa Bay<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Right now, the biggest threat to the eastern Caribbean islands is heavy rainfall with some gusty winds also possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Beyond this week and into this weekend, the track becomes more unclear. Land interaction and other limiting factors will keep T.D. Seven from strengthening too much over the next several days. Still, Florida and the southeast coastline should keep an eye on Tropical Depression Seven as it pushes west.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Here are the 11 am AST Wednesday Key Messages for newly formed Tropical Depression <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Seven?src=hashtag_click\">#Seven<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">. A Tropical Storm Watch could be required for portions of the Leeward Islands later today.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-697252266\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-159343\" src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FcoBodxXkAIjoC3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"897\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:897\/h:681\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FcoBodxXkAIjoC3.png 897w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:228\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FcoBodxXkAIjoC3.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:583\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FcoBodxXkAIjoC3.png 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:528\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FcoBodxXkAIjoC3.png 696w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:553\/h:420\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FcoBodxXkAIjoC3.png 553w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:80\/h:60\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FcoBodxXkAIjoC3.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-1522893527\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Invest 96-L has been upgraded to Tropical Depression Seven. The\u00a0National Hurricane Center\u00a0as of 11 a.m. Wednesday has seen enough development to classify this system as a tropical depression. That now allows the NHC to issue advisories including watches and warnings, along with a forecast track and intensity. The NHC may issue watches for portions of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":114232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-159342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tropical Storm Watch could be required for portions of the Leeward Islands later today - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/tropical-storm-watch-could-be-required-for-portions-of-the-leeward-islands-later-today\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tropical Storm Watch could be required for portions of the Leeward Islands later today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Invest 96-L has been upgraded to Tropical Depression Seven. 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