Tropical depression primed to form this weekend

SAN JUAN — A large tropical wave located near the Lesser Antilles continues to produce a broad area of disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity.

Environmental conditions are forecast to gradually become more conducive for development while the system moves generally west-northwestward over the Greater Antilles and towards the Bahamas. A tropical depression could form by this weekend while the system is in the vicinity of the Greater Antilles, Bahamas, or near Florida.

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