Daily Update
Jacksonville, FL
August 03, 2024
Notices
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 800 AM EDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Four
was located near latitude 22.2 North, longitude 81.5 West. The
depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph
(26 km/h). A turn toward the northwest is forecast today, followed
by a northward motion on Sunday and then a slower northeastward
motion Sunday night and Monday. On the forecast track, the center
of the depression will move across western Cuba this morning, and
then move over the eastern Gulf of Mexico later today and Sunday,
reaching the Florida Gulf coast late Sunday or Monday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph (45 km/h) with higher
gusts. Strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days, and
the depression is expected to become a tropical storm later today
and continue strengthening over the eastern Gulf of Mexico through
the weekend.
The estimated minimum central pressure based on surface
observations from Cuba is 1009 mb (29.80 inches).