A new hurricane named Oscar has formed off the coast of the Bahamas, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Despite being characterized as 'tiny,' the storm has prompted the government of the Bahamas to issue a hurricane warning for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas. Additionally, the government of Cuba has issued a hurricane watch for the provinces of Guantanamo, Holguin, and Las Tunas.
As of the latest report, Hurricane Oscar has maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph) with higher gusts. Its center is currently located approximately 165 miles (260 kilometers) east-southeast of the southeastern Bahamas and about 470 miles (755 kilometers) east of Camaguey, Cuba.
