New Tropical Depression Forms In Eastern Caribbean
POSTED: Monday, October 13, 2008
UPDATED: 11:28 am EDT October 13, 2008
MIAMI -- Tropical depression fifteen formed in the eastern Caribbean on Monday morning.
At 11 a.m., the center of the newly-formed depression was located about 340 miles southwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is moving toward the northwest near 2 mph.
According to the National Hurricane Center, little significant motion is expected during the next 24 to 36 hours. A northeastward motion is forecast to begin on Wednesday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast and the depression could become a tropical storm later today.
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