A well-defined tropical wave is currently generating widespread showers and thunderstorms over eastern Cuba, Hispaniola, the southeastern Bahamas, and Jamaica, as well as the adjacent waters of the southwestern Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. This system is anticipated to move near or over Cuba today before entering the Straits of Florida tonight or Saturday. Favorable environmental conditions are expected to foster further development once the wave reaches the Straits of Florida or the eastern Gulf of Mexico near the Florida Peninsula, potentially leading to the formation of a tropical depression…