Chart of tropical wave track in tropical Atlantic – Photo by NHC. A tropical wave that formed east of the Caribbean islands has increased in surrounding thunderstorms, allowing for greater likelihood of tropical storm formation, as it continues to move west. National Hurricane Center in Miami reported, there is a 30-percent chance of formation in the next 40 hours, considered low, with a high chance at 70 percent in the next five days for tropical storm formation in the Atlantic NHC forecasts the the wave will continue to move west to northwest for the next few days passing near or north of the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and the southeastern Bahamas. Trust WINK News to update you as more information becomes available.