The islands of the Southern Caribbean which includes St Vincent and the Grenadines are breathing a sigh of relief as forecasters say Hurricane Irma now a Category 3 on its current part should pass north of the Northern Leeward Islands.
However, forecasters say that residents joy of a bypassing Irma may be short lived, as they have begun to monitor a new development in the Atlantic.
At 5 am a tropical wave located over the far eastern Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa is producing disorganised cloudiness and showers.
Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for development, and this system could become a tropical depression after the weekend while it moves westward at 15 mph over the tropical Atlantic.
