The Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service says a low-pressure system being monitored in the Atlantic Ocean poses no immediate threat to the country, as its chances of developing into a subtropical storm continue to decrease.

In a tropical weather update issued Friday, November 6, the Met Office said the system, identified as AL94, was located several hundred miles south of Bermuda and was producing limited shower activity.

Forecasters said strong upper-level winds expected to persist throughout the weekend were reducing the likelihood of the system acquiring subtropical characteristics.

The probability of development has been placed at just 10 percent over both the next 48 hours and the next seven days.

AL94 is forecast to move generally eastward across the western and central subtropical Atlantic over the next couple of days before being absorbed by another non-tropical low-pressure system later this weekend.

Despite the declining development prospects, the Met Office warned that gale-force winds remain likely across portions of the central subtropical Atlantic through the weekend.

However, the system remains well north of the Caribbean, and forecasters have indicated that Antigua and Barbuda faces no immediate danger.

The Meteorological Service said it would continue monitoring the system and issue further updates as necessary.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center’s Saturday morning outlook maintained the system’s development chances at 10 percent over both periods, confirming that the risk of storm formation remains low.

This article was originally published by Antigua News Room. Read the original article here: Weather System Poses No Immediate Threat to Antigua and Barbuda as Development Chances Drop.