Tropical update: Philippe could impact the Caribbean

There are not many changes in the tropics this Wednesday compared to what we talked about yesterday. Philippe continues to slowly weaken as it also slowly travels west-northwest. Following in its footsteps is a faster-moving tropical wave that could be named as soon as Wednesday.

Philippe continues its slow course west-northwest. It is slowly losing strength and the latest track from the National Hurricane Center shows that Philippe could be near the northeastern Caribbean islands on Friday night and eventually as a tropical depression on Sunday night very close to northern Puerto Rico. It will be losing its maximum sustained wind speeds, but there may still be some strong gusts, showers, and storms. The sea can also be rough and the high waves in this area for the end of the week and weekend.

The wave, Invest 91L, follows in Philippe's footsteps. The difference will be that Invest 91L is going a little faster than Philippe and is getting stronger. It is possible that this tropical wave 'steals' a little of Philippe's strength, but because Philippe will be turning west, it may be saved from being totally absorbed by what will be Rina soon.

For now, it seems that Rina will be turning north and staying away from the Caribbean. But it's too early to know this definitively because there is still no well-defined center of circulation. Our team of meteorologists at Weather & Radar will closely monitor this system and provide you with immediate updates.

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