00:00The skies over the northeast Caribbean are about to open up, and it could get messy fast.
00:05A surge of downpours and gusty thunderstorms is heading west across the northeastern Caribbean
00:10this week.
00:11While it won't likely become a tropical storm thanks to dry air and wind shear, it's still
00:15packing a punch.
00:16By midweek, the Leeward and Windward Islands, and later Puerto Rico, can expect soaking
00:21rains and sudden flash floods.
00:24Some areas may see up to two inches of rain, especially where thunderstorms cluster or
00:28mountains squeeze out extra moisture.
00:31Cruise ships, fishermen, and local communities should stay alert.
00:34Even though the risk of a full-blown storm is low, disruptions are likely.
00:38Elsewhere in the Atlantic, forecasters are watching other tropical waves and a non-tropical storm.
00:44Conditions aren't right just yet, but the warm waters could quickly change that.
00:49And here's the eerie part.
00:50We're halfway through September, the peak of hurricane season.
00:54Yet there's been no-name storm this month so far.
00:56A quiet stretch this long?
00:58Almost unheard of.
01:00But with warm seas and dropping winds, that calm may not last.
01:04Stay tuned.
01:05The tropics are far from done.
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