The third tropical depression of the 2005 season has formed.
It has formed just east of the Yucatan Peninsula. At 4 pm, CDT, the center of TD No. 3 was located near Latitude 18.4N, Longitude 87.1W. This is about 80 miles east of Chetumal, Mexico and about 145 miles south of Cozumel, Mexico.
In a special 7 pm, CDT, statement, the National Hurricane Center advises that the depression has been nearly stationary for the last three hours and was becoming better organized. The central pressure has dropped to 1007 millibars. It could reach tropical storm strength before making landfall late tonight or early Monday. It would be named Cindy.
A Tropical Storm Warning has now been issued for portions of the Yucatan Peinsula,
Rainfall totals of 5 to 8 inches are possible over the northern Yucatan and extreme West Cuba. Another advisory at 10 tonight, CDT.
The center will emerge over the Southern Gulf of Mexico later Monday.
The official NHC track forecast brings the center into the NW Gulf of Mexico east of the south coast of Texas by mid-day Wednesday.
It has formed just east of the Yucatan Peninsula. At 4 pm, CDT, the center of TD No. 3 was located near Latitude 18.4N, Longitude 87.1W. This is about 80 miles east of Chetumal, Mexico and about 145 miles south of Cozumel, Mexico.
In a special 7 pm, CDT, statement, the National Hurricane Center advises that the depression has been nearly stationary for the last three hours and was becoming better organized. The central pressure has dropped to 1007 millibars. It could reach tropical storm strength before making landfall late tonight or early Monday. It would be named Cindy.
A Tropical Storm Warning has now been issued for portions of the Yucatan Peinsula,
Rainfall totals of 5 to 8 inches are possible over the northern Yucatan and extreme West Cuba. Another advisory at 10 tonight, CDT.
The center will emerge over the Southern Gulf of Mexico later Monday.
The official NHC track forecast brings the center into the NW Gulf of Mexico east of the south coast of Texas by mid-day Wednesday.