Madeline was centered about 445 miles (715 kilometers) east of Hilo, Hawaii, and moving west at 10 mph (17 kph).
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A turn toward the north is expected later today, and a turn toward the northeast is forecast on Wednesday.
Two tropical weather systems Tuesday looked like one would and the other could affect the Outer Banks today and tonight and on the Labor Day weekend. Coastal North Carolina will see scattered showers and storms during the day especially in the afternoon. At 11 a.m., the storm was located about 70 miles south of Cape Hateras.
The National Weather Service said the depression was likely to become a tropical storm before it passed offshore of the Outer Banks on Tuesday night, meaning it would develop sustained winds of at least 39 miles per hour.
As Tropical Depression 9, or TD 9 as it’s often referred to as, moves deeper into the Gulf of Mexico environmental conditions will be a bit more favorable for strengthening.
On North Carolina’s Hatteras Island, a slow stream of dozens of cars from places including Maryland, New York and OH headed north toward a bridge to the mainland – but other vacationers stayed and some surfers dove in for taller waves.
Dozens of cars with tags from places including Maryland, New York and OH were seen headed Tuesday morning toward a bridge to the mainland.
The chance of rain remains low the next few days, and by Friday a front is expected to push more slightly less humid air in for the weekend. The forecast still calls for a tropical storm to make landfall in Florida’s Big Bend on Thursday. Near Rodanthe, a couple and their 11-year-old son had the shore to themselves for a walk. Joe and Kelley Walker of Virginia say they plan to stay through the weather and watch movies inside when it gets rainy.
Should the two depressions reach tropical storm status as expected, they will earn the names Hermine and Ian. Its forecast track shows its center will be near North Carolina’s Outer Banks by Tuesday afternoon or evening.
Much closer to home of the USA mainland are Tropical Depression (has winds sustained at 30-38 mph) Eight and Nine. Both Tropical Depression Eight and Tropical Depression Nine are also in view, with Eight poised to impact North Carolina soon even if the system is poorly organized at the moment.
The storm is now 340 miles west of Key West Florida and is moving west-northwest at seven miles per hour with maximum sustained winds near 35 mph.
Tropical Depression Nine will likely become a tropical storm as it churns in the eastern Gulf of Mexico Wednesday and Thursday.
“There’s a high risk for rip currents all up and down Georgia and SC”, said meteorologist Steve Rowley, National Weather Service, Charleston. In the Lowcountry the storm is expected to bring only slight wind gusts.
Forecasters expect the tropical depression that’s about 140 miles (225 kilometers) southeast of Cape Hatteras to become a tropical storm by early Tuesday. Officials say it’s expected to become a tropical storm in coming hours but not grow any stronger.
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No watches or warnings are in effect for Tropical Depression 9, though the storm is forecast to make landfall along the northeastern Gulf Coast between Alabama and the northwestern Florida Peninsula later this week, according to AccuWeather.
