Initially, the tropical depression was forecast to drift west-southwestward before turning to the north; within five days of the forecast's issuance, the system was predicted to be located about  south of the Isle of Youth as a  hurricane.
Initially, the tropical depression was expected to move in a westerly direction before making a change in course towards the north; within five days of its forecast's issuance, it was predicted that the system would be located approximately 100 miles south of the Isle of Youth and would have strengthened into a hurricane.