At 4:00 a.m. the centre of Tropical Storm Cindy was located near Latitude 27.3 degrees north and Longitude 91.9 degrees west or about 275 km south of Morgan City, Louisiana.

Cindy is moving towards the northwest near 13 km/h , and this motion is expected to to continue today. A turn toward the north-northwest and then toward the north is expected tonight and early Thursday. On the forecast track, the center of Cindy will approach the coast of southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas late today or tonight, and move inland over southeastern Texas or southwestern Louisiana on Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 95 km/h, with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected today. Slight weakening is forecast to begin on Thursday.

Tropical Storm Cindy is not a threat to Jamaica.