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The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories of Potential Tropical Cyclone 22 which at 10 p.m. was located some 234 miles South of Grand Cayman and about 319 miles West-Southwest of Kingston Jamaica. The storm is moving towards the NNE at 8 mph with sustained max. winds near 35 mph. At this time the forecast track continues to takes the storm over Jamaica by tomorrow evening. The Cayman Islands are not likely to be place under any watch or warning at this time. Residents are urged to monitor the progress of this storm.

Although the official forecast track has shifted slightly westward, (See image below) the closest the storm is anticipated to be from Grand Cayman is about 185 miles to the Southeast around 9 a.m. tomorrow and pass 142 miles to the Southeast of Cayman Brac around 3 p.m. tomorrow. By the tomorrow night, the storm should start to push away from the Northwest coast of Jamaica and move into the Atlantic by Saturday morning. This system may support some showers across the Cayman area but a decrease in cloudiness and showers are expected from tomorrow evening as the system moves into the Atlantic by Saturday.

The Cayman Islands National Weather Service will continue to monitor the developments of this system and any impacts it might have on the Cayman Islands.