And Hurricane Gaston was still spinning in the open Atlantic but could make it far enough east to threaten the Azores later this week.
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The projected path from the National Hurricane Center shows the system making a landfall Thursday along the northwest Gulf Coast of Florida.
As of Tuesday afternoon the depression has yet to be named a Tropical Storm.
The forecast track for Tropical Depression Eight has it edging to the west, meaning the Lowcountry could feel an increased impact by Friday afternoon.
As Tropical Depression Nine makes it’s turn in the Gulf to head toward Florida, wind speed is expected to pick up to 50 miles per hour then reach 60 miles per hour before landfall.
Also, in weak tropical storms, the heaviest rain doesn’t actually fall near the center, but rather to the east/southeast of the center.
The north coast of North Carolina, from Cape Lookout to the Oregon Inlet, along with Pamlico Sound, was under a tropical storm warning Tuesday morning, with stormy conditions possible in 12 hours.
A strong easterly wind flow is expected across most of Central Florida on Tuesday. A complete list of possible local weather hazards from the soon-to-be storm is available on our mobile app Florida Storms, a service of the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network.
Across much of the state through Friday, an estimated 5 to 10 inches of rain is expected to fall, according to the hurricane center.
“Heavy rain associated with this tropical moisture will likely start Wednesday and totals of 5 to 8 or more inches are possible by Thursday evening”. Its maximum sustained winds remain at 35 miles per hour.
A new low pressure system moved off the coast of West Africa and has a 40 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone later this week.
Storm surge: The combination of a unsafe storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline.
The National Hurricane Center is forecasting Tropical Depression 9 will strengthen to near-hurricane power by the time it reaches the Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday.
Storm Surge: The combination of a risky storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline.
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center says a hurricane watch is in effect for the Big Island of Hawaii, warning major Hurricane Madeline could pass “dangerously close”. A watch is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force winds, conditions that make outside preparations hard or risky.
A hurricane hunter plane is scheduled to investigate the storm later today.
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Top sustained winds were 35 mph (55 kph) with higher gusts, and the storm was centered about 70 miles (115 kilometers) south of Cape Hatteras.
