US Hurricane Center sees 70% chance of cyclone near Lesser and Greater Antilles

(Reuters) – A tropical wave located roughly midway between the Cape Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles has a 70% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Sunday.

“The system could approach portions of the Greater

Antilles by the middle of the week,” the Miami-based forecaster said.

(Reporting by Devika Nair and Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Edited by Rod Nickel and David Goodman)