Dolly Weakens to Open Tropical Wave, Remnants Eyed by Leeward Islands
If you have a Caribbean sailing touching the Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico or Hispaniola this weekend, check for heavy-rain and flash-flooding advisories starting late Saturday through Monday. No coastal watches or warnings are currently in effect, but the remnants of Dolly are forecast to near the Leeward Islands Saturday night into Sunday. Keep an eye on updated National Weather Service guidance rather than storm-specific NHC advisories, since this was the last public advisory on Dolly.
What stands out here is the anticlimax: Dolly never made it to landfall as a storm — it fizzled to an open tropical wave, and this is literally the last public advisory the NHC will issue on it. That matters for planning because the real risk shifts from wind to water: the advisory flags flash flooding potential in higher terrain across the Leewards, then the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola through Monday. My read is that cruise lines with Saturday-Sunday Caribbean itineraries won't reroute over a 40 mph remnant system, but ports with heavy rain exposure could see shore excursion disruptions. If I had a sailing through that corridor this weekend, I'd watch NWS rainfall guidance rather than tropical advisories, since NHC is handing this one off to High Seas Forecasts now.