The National Hurricane Center will be issue an update on these tropical systems at 11:00 PM EDT. It is forecast to strengthen to a tropical storm Monday afternoon.
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TD 8 was located about 405 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., and was moving west at 9 mph. While environmental conditions are only marginally conducive, some additional development of this system is possible during the next day or so while it moves west-northwestward at about 10 miles per hour. Over the next several days, this system is expected to continue to move into the Western Gulf of Mexico before curving northward.
The National Hurricane Center said in an 11 a.m. advisory this morning that an area of disturbed weather west of Bermuda has become Tropical Depression 8 with winds of 35 miles per hour with higher gusts and could become Tropical Storm Hermine in the next day or so.
Forecasters said Florida can expect 1 to 4 inches of rain through Wednesday, though some areas may get up to 6 inches of rain. A newly formed tropical system, sitting between Bermuda and the Tar Heel state will make a close brush with the Outer Banks on Monday and Tuesday.
On Sunday, Gaston was clocking maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 kph) winds. While the storm could strengthen on Monday, it’s not expected to strike land.
The storm is a threat to entire Gulf Coast.
On Sunday, the tropical wave was moving west through the Florida Straits, between Cuba and the Florida Keys. One far off to our east in the Atlantic which is Hurricane Gaston.
Development potential: The two-day development potential is 40 percent; the five-day potential is 60 percent.
The busiest part of the Atlantic hurricane season is typically late August into September, and the recent flurry of activity is right on schedule.
Storms of Category Three and higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale are considered major.
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If Invest 99L does develop into a tropical storm, it would be known as Hermine.
