Potential Tropical Disturbance Near Bahamas and Caribbean Raises Concerns

A weak low-pressure system has formed east of the Bahamas and north of the Dominican Republic, with hostile upper-level winds limiting its potential for development into a significant storm. The National Hurricane Center gives the disturbance a 70% chance of becoming at least a tropical depression before the strong upper-level winds become prohibitive. The system is not expected to pose a threat to land and is likely to be swept up by a cold front moving off the East Coast. There is also a slight chance of another system forming in the Caribbean later in the week.