Tropical Depression #3 has formed in the Bahamas. The center is located about 265 miles southeast of Nassau and 405 miles east-southeast of Key Largo, FL. Maximum sustained winds are at 35 mph and the storm is moving west-northwest at about 15 mph. A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for the Florida east coast from Golden Beach southward including the entire Florida Keys and Florida Bay...and for the west coast of Florida north to Bonita Bay. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the east coast of Florida from north of Golden Beach to Jupiter Inlet, including Lake Okeechobee. Rainfall of 2-4 inches is expected across south Florida, with isolated amounts of 5-6 inches.
TD #3 is expected to become a tropical storm, possibly later today. Most of the hurricane models take it through the Florida Straits and Keys and into the Gulf of Mexico. The guidance is in pretty good agreement down the road, and favors a potential landfall along the Louisiana or Texas coast later in the upcoming weekend.
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