Whichever system reaches the classification needed to become a tropical storm first will be dubbed Hermine.
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If TD 9 stays on its current forecast track, the main effects for the Alabama Gulf Coast in the short term will be large waves and the risk of rip currents, according to the National Weather Service in Mobile.
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Tropical Depression eight is 230 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and moving west-northwest at 10 mph. A tropical depression becomes a tropical storm when their wind speeds reach 39 miles per hour. Forecasters say it could become a tropical storm later in the day or overnight.
“Our primary concern is ensuring the safety of life at sea”, said Capt. William Lane, Fifth Coast Guard District Chief of Response.
The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over Tropical Depression 8 as it formed off the coast of North Carolina in the Atlantic Ocean.
Due to the high tides and strong easterly winds at the coast, the Mermentau, Vermilion, and Teche will have a harder time effectively draining the water from the heavy rains two weeks ago. Cuba may see up to a foot of rain through Wednesday, which could cause flash flooding and mudslides. Total rain accumulations of three to seven inches are possible over much of the Florida peninsula through Thursday.
The National Hurricane Center’s 11 p.m. update on Tropical Depression Nine on Monday said the depression, which was getting better organized over the Southeastern Gulf of Mexico, is expected to become a Tropical Storm on Tuesday with a turn toward the north-northeast on Wednesday.
“We were just knee-deep, and there were a few times where we had to run out because it kept sucking us in”, she said, adding she’d watch movies with her husband until the storm blows through.
The National Hurricane Center said the storm is expected to eventually turn to the north and then northeast in coming days amid predictions it could drop heavy rains over northern Florida.
The latter half of hurricane season is typically more unsafe for Southwest Florida because Gulf of Mexico waters stay hotter longer than the Atlantic Ocean.
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Hurricane Gaston has become the first major hurricane in the Atlantic Basin this season. The storm is also moving to the Northwest… a track that will keep it from becoming a threat to the United States. The Azores are under threat from Gaston by late week.
