BREAKING: Tropical Depression Five has Formed

Figure 1. Official forecast track from the National Hurricane Center for Tropical Depression Five.
Figure 1. Official forecast track from the National Hurricane Center for Tropical Depression Five.

Invest 99L has been upgraded to Tropical Depression Five.

As of 10 AM CDT, Tropical Depression Five was located about 805 miles east-southeast of Barbados, tracking west at 12 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and a minimum central pressure of 1010 millibars.

Tropical Depression Five is forecast to become tropical storm Dorian by Sunday, and a category 1 hurricane by Wednesday.

The official track forecast is for Tropical Depression Five to maintain a general west to west-northwest motion, reaching the eastern Caribbean by the middle of next week.

Caleb Carmichael
Caleb Carmichael

Caleb is the owner of Gulf Coast Storm Center. He is currently an undergraduate student at Mississippi State University majoring in geoscience with a concentration in broadcast and operational meteorology. While not yet a meteorologist, Caleb has been providing weather updates, news, and analysis for the Gulf Coast since 2014.

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