By Kimone Witter
The Meteorological Service says the Area of Low Pressure over the west-central Caribbean Sea has become better organised and is now a Tropical Depression.
It is continuing the Tropical Storm Warning for Jamaica as the system has the potential to further develop into a tropical storm later on Monday.
This means tropical storm conditions are expected to affect Jamaica within 24 hours.
At 10 a.m., Tropical Depression Number 18 was about 195 miles south of Kingston or 230 miles southeast of Negril Point.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 miles per hour.
On the forecast track, the Depression is expected to continue moving towards Jamaica Monday and, be near the island by late Monday evening or early Tuesday; near or over the Cayman Islands on Tueday, and approach Cuba on Wednesday.
While the system is in the vicinity of Jamaica, it is expected to produce heavy rainfall and strong, gusty winds, primarily over southern and north-eastern parishes.
Landslides should also be anticipated in vulnerable sections of the island.
For the marine areas, the forecast is for widespread showers and thunderstorms, which may be heavy at times, with strong gusty winds up to tropical storm force to affect all zones, especially inshore and offshore the south coast.
All small craft operators including fishers from the cays and banks should by now be in port and are urged to complete their necessary safety precautions without delay.
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