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Tropical Storm Helene forms in the Caribbean

Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine becomes Helene
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — 1 pm CDT Features:
Position: 19.4 N 84.5 W

Max Sustained Winds: 45 mph

Movement: NW at 12 mph

Lowest Pressure: 999 mb

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Next Update: 4pm 9/24/2024

10 pm CDT Features:
Position: 18.4 N 82.4 W
Max Sustained Winds: 35 mph gust 45 mph
Movement: 330@6 mph
Lowest Pressure: 1002 mb

Next Update: 4 am 09/24/2024
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7pm CDT features:
Position: 18.3N 82.3W
Max Sustained Winds: 35 mph gust 45 mph
Movement: 345@7 mph
Lowest Pressure: 1002 mb
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Next Update: 10 pm 09/23/2024
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4 pm CDT features:
Position: Lat. 18.1 N Lon. 82.2 W
Max Sustained Winds: 35 mph
Movement: 345@7 mph
Lowest Pressure: 1003 mph

Summary:
Nine is somewhat disorganized currently but resides in favorable environment for organizing and intensifying over the next 48 hours. As the system moves into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico it will encounter even more favorable conditions for intensification. It is forecast to make landfall late Thursday as a major Category 3 hurricane. The official National Hurricane Center forecast track brings the hurricane toward a landfall along the Big Bend of northwest Florida's Gulf Coast.

Impact for the middle Texas Coastal waters will include high rip currents from long period swells.

Next update: 7 pm 09/23/2024