Tropical Depression Nine in the Gulf of America; California October Heat Wave Continues

Tropical Depression Nine is forecast to track toward the central U.S. Gulf Coast while strengthening into a tropical storm by early Wednesday and a hurricane on Thursday. Stay tuned to forecast updates. Much higher than typical October temperatures will continue across much of California through midweek. Temperatures are forecast to gradually cool beginning Thursday in Coastal California. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Wed, Oct 7, 2026 at 1:08:12 am EDT

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Tropical Depression NINE

Below Normal Rain Chances. Partly to mostly cloudy. Slight chance (10%) of showers and thunderstorms. Light (near 5 mph) southeast to south winds, becoming south to southwest. Warm with lows in the lower 80s. Muggy with dew points in the mid to upper 70s and max relative humidity near 90%.

Advisory 2. the center of Tropical Depression Nine was located near latitude 22.1 North, longitude 95.0 West. The depression is moving toward the east at near 5 mph. An east-northeastward motion is expected on Wednesday, followed by a turn toward the northeast and north on Thursday and Friday. 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 with higher gusts. Steady strengthening is forecast, and the depression is expected to become a Tropical Storm early Wednesday and a Hurricane on Thursday. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb or 29.68 inches.

Tropical Depression Nine in the Gulf of America; California October Heat Wave Continues

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