It 's still causing drenching rain and gusty winds for several hundred miles to the east , affecting the Virgin Islands , Puerto Rico , Haiti and the Dominican Republic . NEW : Forecasters lower risk of weather system developing into storm . Weather system moves into Atlantic from Pacific . Problems loom about impact on work on offshore oil well . The Virgin Islands , Puerto Rico and Hispaniola have been getting heavy rains .
NEW : Forecasters lower risk of weather system developing into storm . Weather system moves into Atlantic from Pacific . Problems loom about impact on work on offshore oil well . The Virgin Islands , Puerto Rico and Hispaniola have been getting heavy rains .