Monday night Through Wednesday night/...Tropical
Depression Nine is forecast to strengthen into a
tropical storm byMonday evening over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, and continue aslow moving track to the west-northwest. The
tropical storm is thenforecast to turn to a northerly direction Tuesday afternoon, and thenpossibly to a northeasterly direction Wednesday afternoon. ByWednesday night the system is forecast to enter into the northeasternGulf of Mexico, but this track will likley be adjusted with issuanceof each advisory. Immediate impacts from the system across theforecast area will be an increase in rip currents along the areabeaches as longer period swells generated from the system reach the
northern gulf coast as early as Monday night.
