Tropical Storm Watch, Flash Flood Watch issued for the USVI and Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Potential Tropical Cyclone Five is forecast to move west-northwestward across or near the region as a tropical cyclone by early Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.

A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A Flash Flood Watch has been issued from Tuesday evening to Thursday morning for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

The disturbance is expected to become a tropical depression later today or tonight and become a tropical storm as it nears the Leeward Islands, according to the NWS. The main threats associated with this system are flooding rains, landslides, windy or possible tropical storm conditions, hazardous coastal and marine conditions.