Tropical Depression Chris weakened Saturday morning into a broad area of low pressure northeast of the Leeward Islands. The remnants of the depression were located about 120 north-northeast of Antigua, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. The tropical weather system fizzled out to a few scattered showers and thundershowers after being downgraded Friday night from tropical storm status.
At 11 a.m. Saturday, the remnants of the depression were moving off to the west north-west at about 15 miles per hour, with winds gusts reaching the 30 miles per hour mark. The peak gusts are being noted by weather satellite in a few squalls over water mainly to the northeast, according to hurricane specialists at the National Hurricane Center. In fact the hurricane center discontinued advisories on Chris Saturday morning. Regeneration is not expected over the next day or two as the system is expected to fully dissipate by Sunday, forecasters said.
As Chris lost its storm characteristics, another weather system quickly came into the focus of hurricane specialists, a broad area of low pressure associated with a strong westward moving tropical wave. The National Hurricane Center said Saturday morning the wave and the low pressure center was located about 1000 miles east of the Windward Islands.
"Satellite images and surface reports indicate that a tropical depression may be forming, and if the trend continues, advisories could be initiated later in the day," forecaster Lixion Avila said. He encouraged all interests in the Lesser Antilles to closely monitor the progress of this developing system.
