The first tropical depression of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season has formed off the southeastern coast of the United States. The NHC is forecasting this to become a tropical storm in a couple of days. I am not sure if that will happen since the storm will be moving over colder waters, if it does it would be named Ana. Here is the NHC forecast discussion on TD1.
…TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST…
SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT PASSED TO THE EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS YESTERDAY HAS BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION…THE FIRST OF THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON.
AT 1100 AM EDT…1500 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.3 NORTH…LONGITUDE 71.0 WEST OR ABOUT 310 MILES…500 KM…SOUTH OF PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND AND ABOUT 635 MILES…1020 KM…SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH…AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS. THE DEPRESSION IS NOT EXPECTED TO THREATEN ANY LAND AREAS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH…55 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO…BUT THEN IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN OR DISSIPATE OVER COLDER WATERS BY SATURDAY.
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