Another tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico could hit northern Florida as a tropical storm later in the week and then move up the Atlantic coast toward North Carolina, though its exact path was uncertain days in advance.
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Meanwhile, the center of Tropical Depression 9 is about 155 miles west-southwest ofKey West, Fla., had winds of 35 mph, and was moving to the west at 9 mph. Models still forecast wind shear to decrease during the next day or two and for the depression to move into a more moist environment with modest strengthening as it approaches eastern North Carolina. On Monday morning, it is centered almost 600 miles east of Bermuda and is a Category 3 hurricane with peak winds of 115 mph. “Tropical Depression 8 will be monitored as it moves towards North Carolina’s Outer Banks”.
❯❯ Click the Icon below to share this post.. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and could become a tropical storm on Tuesday.
“With heavy rainfall expected across South Florida and a potential for flooding, it is important that everyone does their part to combat the Zika virus”. This system is given a 50 percent chance of becoming a tropical depression or storm by Saturday.
As of 5 p.m., the system remained a tropical depression but is expected to officially become a tropical storm by Tuesday, weather officials said. He became the first major hurricane of the season with winds as high as 120 miles per hour. Tropical systems tend to ride up the East Coast rather than go straight to the east, which can help create a backup upstream in the atmosphere. A drop in forward speed is expected on Monday, including a turn towards the northwest on Tuesday. If that prediction bears itself out, the storm would come ashore as a tropical storm along the western coast of Florida, somewhere between Tampa and the Panhandle.
Tropical Depression Nine will have a slow start in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Current estimates show Central Florida receiving up to 3 inches of rain through Wednesday, he said.
The storm is not expected to have an impact on the U.S.
On Sunday, Gaston had maximum sustained winds of 115mph and was located about 575 miles east of Bermuda, moving northwest at about 1mph.
If so, it will be named Hermine.
Farther out in the Atlantic, Hurricane Gaston is taking a turn out to sea and will not threaten land.
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A NOAA Hurricane Hunter airplane did not find tropical storm force winds in the storm on Monday morning.
