An upper-level trough of low pressure approaching the Southeast ahead of a fall-looking cool front is forecast to possibly turn the storm system sharply to the northeast toward the Florida peninsula and could even move toward the Big Bend.
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Maximum sustained winds are near 35 miles per hour (55 kph) with higher gusts. Right now, it has max sustained winds at 35 miles per hour and is moving west-northwest at 5 miles per hour.
Though no longer a threat to directly strike South Florida, the effects of Tropical Depression Nine are expected to be felt over the next few days as the storm gathers steam in the Gulf of Mexico.
The National Hurricane Center reported Monday evening there were no coastal watches or warnings in effect associated with that storm. -7 inches of isolated rain amounts could occur over coastal areas of South Florida and the Keys. Gaston remains over the open Atlantic and poses no threat to land. It could make landfall on Thursday on northern Florida’s Gulf Coast.
“I would advise everybody to take a look at the weather”, Dare County emergency management director Drew Pearson said in an interview when asked whether visitors should keep their travel plans. Tropical Depression 8 is bringing with it heavy rain over far Eastern North Carolina, including the Outer Banks.
It is expected to head into the Gulf of Mexico overnight. The first hurricane we will be tracking is Madeline, which is moving west-northwest with maximum sustained winds at 115 miles per hour. Wednesday and Thursday will bring a slight chance for storms and highs in the mid-80s. Both should become full-fledged Tropical Storms.
The National Weather Service in Miami said this morning precipitable water values are near record high for this date at 2.45 inches – meaning if all the moisture in the air column fell at once, it would equal 2.45 inches.
The second depression was about 305 miles (495 kilometers) west of Key West, Florida, with maximum winds of 35 mph (55 kph).
The National Hurricane Center says a tropical storm watch could be issued later Sunday for the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The first one is Tropical Storm Fiona. Petersburg area of Florida were hauling out sandbags Monday to offer residents amid predictions of heavy rains.
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TD 8 will remain a threat for the coastal Carolina’s and is now in a race with TD 9, still on track to take a hard east turn to Florida, with the first one getting the name Hermine and the second becoming Ian. As of early Monday, the storm had winds of 100 mph and was about 695 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii.
