TROPICAL DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA… …AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT EN ROUTE

TROPICAL DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA… …AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT EN ROUTE

At 200 PM EDT (1800 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Nine was located near latitude 17.5 North, longitude 79.5 West. The depression is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h), and this general motion should continue over the next few days. On the forecast track, the center of the depression will pass near or over the Cayman Islands tonight, the Isle of Youth and western Cuba Friday, and over the southeastern and central Gulf of Mexico Friday night and Saturday. The system is forecast to approach the U.S. northern Gulf coast on Sunday.

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