Well, not yet.
At 10 tonight, it is still officially Tropical Depression No. 3 but it was getting better organized as it approaches the Yucatan Peninsula. The depression will spend Monday crossing the Yucatan emerging into the Southern Gulf of Mexico Tuesday where it should grow into a Tropical Storm named Cindy.
The official NHC track forecast brings Cindy northward through the West Gulf and approaching the Upper Texas or West Louisiana Coast late Wednesday.
After making landfall, it is expected to curve rather sharply toward the NE. This means the remains COULD move across Alabama increasing our chances of a good rain event.
However, none of this is certain yet.
And we are sorta running ahead of the story because it is not Cindy yet.
10 PM FAST FACTS ON TD NO. THREE:
Location...Latitude 18.9N, Longitude 87.5W, about 115 miles SSW of Cozumel, Mexico
Maximum sustained winds...35 mph.
Movement...toward the NW at 9 mph
Lowest central pressure...1006 millibars or 29.71 inches
Will move onshore on the east side of the Yucatan early Monday morning
Could be tropical storm strength before landfall
Please log on to the 3340 Tropical Weather page for all the latest including the official NHC track forecast map. Here is the link:
http://www.abc3340.com/weather/tropics.html
At 10 tonight, it is still officially Tropical Depression No. 3 but it was getting better organized as it approaches the Yucatan Peninsula. The depression will spend Monday crossing the Yucatan emerging into the Southern Gulf of Mexico Tuesday where it should grow into a Tropical Storm named Cindy.
The official NHC track forecast brings Cindy northward through the West Gulf and approaching the Upper Texas or West Louisiana Coast late Wednesday.
After making landfall, it is expected to curve rather sharply toward the NE. This means the remains COULD move across Alabama increasing our chances of a good rain event.
However, none of this is certain yet.
And we are sorta running ahead of the story because it is not Cindy yet.
10 PM FAST FACTS ON TD NO. THREE:
Location...Latitude 18.9N, Longitude 87.5W, about 115 miles SSW of Cozumel, Mexico
Maximum sustained winds...35 mph.
Movement...toward the NW at 9 mph
Lowest central pressure...1006 millibars or 29.71 inches
Will move onshore on the east side of the Yucatan early Monday morning
Could be tropical storm strength before landfall
Please log on to the 3340 Tropical Weather page for all the latest including the official NHC track forecast map. Here is the link:
http://www.abc3340.com/weather/tropics.html