Tropical depression nine. And we have tropical depression eight off the carolina coastline and major hurricane gaston. So you know its the most active time for hurricanes and thats whats happening at this point. This is the latest information from the hurricane center. As of 5 00, just a minute or so ago, expected to drift into the central gulf of mexico and gain strength. By tomorrow morning, it could be a Tropical Storm. Unfortunately, even though its heading this way for the next 48 hour, its way for the next 48 make a turn towards the northeast. Thursday morning, its just off the big bend coastline, anywhere from panama city to tampa. Between thursday morning and friday morning when it heads off to jacksonville, we could see impacts anywhere along the big bend of florida right down to fort myers as far as heavy rain, wind gusts, excuse me, high surf advisories, things like that, beach erosion, rip currents. And this moves into the Atlantic Ocean as we head into the weekend. Yeah, e
Northeast. Wednesday at 8 p. M. 65 mileperhour winds, a portion of the tampa bay area in that cone of error. Later thursday at 8 p. M. With 60 mileperhour winds keeping in mind the strongest part of the storm, the advancing part of the storms, the winds counter clockwise would be south of that spinning icon and long term pushing off to the northeast quickly friday and eventually saturday. Really the focus on thursday primarily for stronger winds and also higher winds and rains that may carries basically what the Spaghetti Models are saying here for tropical depression 9 off in that now familiar direction. You can see why the forecast is following that track. Sandbag locations have been set up at a number of locations all over the bay area. In most cases youll need to show identification to prove you live in the area where you pick up your free sandbags. We have a list of the sandbag locations on our website www. Wfla. Com. You can also read our lurk prepare hurricane guide to make sure
The weather. It is still a tropical depression. Still relatively disorganized. The center of circulation is north of cuba. This is as of 11 00 a. M. , a minute ago. 35 mileperhour winds still and moving west at about 7 Miles Per Hour. It is expected sometime later this evening to become a Tropical Storm and stay at Tropical Storm strength through tuesday. Tuy, make that turn to the north, and eventually, it should make a pretty hard right hand turn, right back toward florida. Even as we head through wednesday, its still a Tropical Storm. When it gets close to the state of florida, somewhere from the panhandle, or right here in the tampa bay area. A lot of area to cover. At 6 a mileperhour winds, early thursday morning through the day on thursday. I believe, even if its far effects, the possibility of flooding, and the surf that could be stirred up as well. In the short term between today and tomorrow, its steamy. There will be afternoon storms around. For wednesday, once that storm tur
With us over the weekend. It has over a thousand shares and many more likes and its one of top clicked stories on wfla. Com. More on this video and the reasons why experts expect he was running like the wind. Thats coming up in minutes. But first, lets check with leigh spann tracking the tropics. Thats right. Of course, the National Hurricane center is keeping an eye on things too. They sent Hurricane Hunters out this morning and they have been going through the center of so far finding about a 37 Miles Per Hour wind speed. And finding it disorganized as well. But the latest information, still a tropical depression as of 5 00 this morning. And still expected to become a Tropical Storm by tomorrow morning as it heads into the central gulf of mexico. But after tomorrow afternoon, it makes a hard right turn through wednesday. This is early thursday morning at 2 00 a. M. 50Miles Per Hour winds along the big bend down through the tampa bay area, crossing friday morning. And heading away fro
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