Residents and weather forecasters in Cayman and across the eastern and western Caribbean are keeping a close eye on a developing weather system in the far eastern Atlantic.
Considering the rather tranquil weather conditions currently gracing Cayman a hurricane might the last thing on the minds of many residents.
Will it be a September to remember, or a month best forgotten? It’s early days yet, but with this month being the traditional peak of the hurricane season, storm preparedness in Cayman is hitting a higher gear.
According to the National Weather Service, moderate to fresh winds and moderate seas are expected over the next 24 hours as a tropical wave currently over Hispaniola is expected to move across the western Caribbean.
On Monday, Cayman was been placed under a Tropical Storm Warning as Grace, currently a tropical depression, had shifted direction and could be in the local area by Tuesday.
Tropical Storm Fred formed late Tuesday night in the Caribbean near Haiti and the Dominican Republic and on the latest forecast track, Fred is expected to move over Hispaniola later today and just north of central Cuba on Friday
With the 2021 Hurricane season expected to be one of above-normal activity, Cayman Islands government and non-government agencies responsible for disaster management have been stepping up their preparedness.
The National Weather Service have advised that strong north to northeast winds and rough seas will affect Grand Cayman from late Sunday as a cold front becomes stationary over the Cayman area and its associated high-pressure system builds over the southeast US.
An already record-breaking 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season has gone further into the history books with Hurricane Iota.
Eta was upgraded to a hurricane Monday morning, threatening to bring "catastrophic" damage to parts of Central America and the Caribbean over the next few days, the National Hurricane Center warned.