as it turned towards the caribbean, the nhc issued a tropical storm watch for the united states virgin islands and the british virgin islands. other islands were on alert as the nhc stated that the watch area may need to be expanded. still recovering from hurricane marilyn less than a month prior, residents living in damaged homes reportedly evacuated their homes. however, the watch was discontinued 24 hours later after the storm weakened to a tropical depression. the remnants of sebastien produced moderate rainfall across parts of puerto rico, peaking at in quebradillas.