News_Editor Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 New tropical depression forms in the northwestern Caribbean sea 2010-10-21 09:43:29 GMT+7 (ICT) MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- A new tropical depression formed on Wednesday night in the northwestern Caribbean sea, meteorologists said. Tropical Depression Nineteen formed just before 11:00 p.m. EDT (0300 UTC Thursday) about 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of Grand Cayman, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The depression is moving toward the east near 4 km/hr (2 mph) and a turn toward the south, followed by a turn toward the west, is expected over the next 48 hours, the Miami-based center said. The NHC said the depression has maximum sustained winds of 55 km/hr (35 mph). "Little change in strength is expected on Thursday, but the depression could become a tropical storm in the next 48 hours." The depression is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 5 to 10 inches over Jamaica, with possible isolated amounts of 15 inches in areas of higher terrain. Total rainfall accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are possible over the Cayman Islands. -- Β© BNO News All rights reserved 2010-10-21
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