Tropical depression moving into the Gulf of Mexico

By Monday afternoon, she had already fled the Atlantic’s swelling waves on Hatteras Island as a tropical depression neared. The cold front moving toward our area will cause the depression to move northeast and for this reason we can confidently say that T.D.

“Rainwater makes your hair softer”, he said with a laugh. However, experts suggest that those that live or have an interest in the area along the Outer Banks to watch out for weather forecasts and warnings.

The NHC said the system – Tropical Depression Eight – is located about 230 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras at 5am on Monday and is moving west north west at 10mph. At this point, the main threat would be some heavy rain, gusty winds, and rough surf along the Carolina coast.

It is important to note this tropical depression will not directly impact Southwest Florida.

The center of the depression is expected to pass north of the north coast of west Cuba, and move farther into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico through Monday and Tuesday, the Miami-based weather forecaster said in its latest advisory. Authorities at some locations in the Tampa-St. The storm later strengthened into a major hurricane. Two other local jurisdictions also were making sand bags available. The center of the storm, which struggled to form all last week as it pushed west, was located on the northwest side.

Forecasters say Gaston is drifting and could weaken a little.

The depression is expected to bring with it rainfall of 1 to 3 inches to North Carolina with isolated heavier amounts along the coast.

Tropical depression eight, now hovering off the coast near Cape Hatteras, N.C., will help contribute to stronger surf.

“Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles”, it added.

The depression is expected to produce up to 5 inches over the South Florida and the Florida Keys through Wednesday. At the time, Gaston had maximum sustained winds near 105 miles per hour and was a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Conditions are expected to be favourable for development of this system later this week while it moves westward at 15 to 20mph over the tropical eastern Atlantic. Forecasters issued a tropical storm watch for the north part of the coast, from Cape Lookout to the Oregon Inlet. 9 will move west to west-northwest through Wednesday and then is expected to make a big right-hand turn to the northeast. The thunderstorms, showers and surf will heighten across the North Carolina and other parts of SC on Monday and Tuesday.

Normally, a category three hurricane like Gaston would get all the attention, but since it’s expected to continue spinning in the Atlantic without affecting any land, that storm will likely go mostly unnoticed. The worst of it should arrive Friday morning right about rush hour when the storm is forecast to be at its closest, 100 miles southeast of Charleston.