577  
WTNT34 KNHC 062038  
TCPAT4  
 
BULLETIN  
TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE ADVISORY NUMBER 1  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092026  
400 PM CDT TUE OCT 06 2026  
   
..TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE GULF OF AMERICA
 
   
..FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN QUICKLY
 
 
 
 
SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...22.1N 95.6W  
ABOUT 380 MI...615 KM W OF PROGRESO MEXICO  
ABOUT 630 MI...1015 KM SW OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 90 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES  
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS  
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.  
 
INTERESTS IN THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND THE U.S. NORTHERN GULF COAST  
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.  
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK  
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AT 400 PM CDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE WAS  
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 95.6 WEST. THE  
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 5 MPH (7 KM/H) AND AN  
EAST TO EAST-NORTHEAST MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF  
DAYS. BY FRIDAY, A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST IS ANTICIPATED. ON THE  
FORECAST TRACK, THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO PASS TO THE NORTH OF  
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON THURSDAY, AND APPROACH THE U.S. NORTHERN  
GULF COAST ON FRIDAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  
STEADY STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO  
BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AND A HURRICANE ON  
THURSDAY.  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB (29.74 INCHES).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
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KEY MESSAGES FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE CAN BE FOUND IN THE  
TROPICAL CYCLONE DISCUSSION UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCDAT4 AND WMO  
HEADER WTNT44 KNHC.  
 
RAINFALL: TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL  
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS COASTAL PORTIONS OF  
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE  
STATES OF CAMPECHE AND WESTERN YUCATAN.  
 
FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE  
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES, WITH LOCALIZED TOTALS UP TO 10  
INCHES, ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. GULF COAST EXTENDING FROM  
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. FLASH AND URBAN  
FLOODING, ALONG WITH ISOLATED RIVER FLOODING, WILL BE POSSIBLE.  
 
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF FORECAST RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH  
TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE, PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL GRAPHIC AVAILABLE AT  
HURRICANES.GOV/GRAPHICS_AT4.SHTML?RAINQPF AND THE FLASH FLOOD RISK  
GRAPHIC AT HURRICANES.GOV/GRAPHICS_AT4.SHTML?ERO.  
 
WIND: GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA  
ON THURSDAY.  
 
SURF: SWELLS GENERATED BY THE DEPRESSION ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE  
WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BEGINNING ON  
THURSDAY. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND  
RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL  
WEATHER OFFICE.  
 
A DEPICTION OF RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE UNITED STATES CAN BE FOUND  
AT:  
HURRICANES.GOV/GRAPHICS_AT4.SHTML?RIPCURRENTS  
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1000 PM CDT.  
 

 
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