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BULLETIN
Tropical Depression Two Intermediate Advisory Number 5A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL022026
100 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
 
...DEPRESSION DRIFTING ERRATICALLY NORTHWESTWARD...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 100 PM CDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...28.6N 85.6W
ABOUT 110 MI...180 KM S OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA
ABOUT 210 MI...335 KM SE OF MOBILE ALABAMA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
 
None.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
 
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for...
*  Alabama/Florida Border to the Mouth of the Mississippi River
 
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Ochlockonee River Florida westward to the Jefferson/Plaquemines
Parish border in Louisiana.
 
A Storm Surge Watch means there is a possibility of life-
threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the
coastline, in the indicated locations during the next 48 hours.
For a depiction of areas at risk, please see the National Weather
Service Storm Surge Watch/Warning Graphic, available at
hurricanes.gov.
 
A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are
possible within the watch area, in this case in the next 24 to 48
hours.
 
Additional watches or warnings may be required later today or
Tuesday.
 
For storm information specific to your area, including possible
inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your
local National Weather Service forecast office.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 100 PM CDT (1800 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Two was
located near latitude 28.6 North, longitude 85.6 West. The
depression is moving erratically toward the northwest near 3 mph  
(6 km/h). A slow northwestward motion is expected through tonight, 
followed by a turn toward the west-northwest or west. On the 
forecast track, the depression will move near or along the northern 
Gulf coast during the next several days.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher
gusts. Gradual strengthening is expected for the next day or two, 
and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm later 
today or tonight.
 
The latest minimum central pressure reported by an Air Force 
Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Key messages for Tropical Depression Two can be found in the
Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT2 and WMO
header WTNT42 KNHC.
 
WIND:  Tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch
area in the Florida Panhandle by late tonight into Tuesday. Tropical
storm conditions are possible within the remainder of the watch
area by late Tuesday night into Wednesday.
 
STORM SURGE:  The combination of storm surge and the tide will
cause normally dry areas near the immediate coast to be flooded by
rising waters moving inland from the shoreline.  The water could
reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated
areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide...
 
Mouth of the Mississippi River, LA to AL/FL Border...2-4 ft
Indian Pass, FL to Chassahowitzka, FL...1-3 ft
Morgan City, LA to Mouth of the Mississippi River, LA...1-3 ft
Lake Pontchartrain...1-3 ft
 
The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast.
Surge-related flooding depends on the relative timing of the surge
and the tidal cycle, and can vary greatly over short distances.  For
information specific to your area, please see products issued by
your local National Weather Service forecast office.
 
For a complete depiction of areas at risk of storm surge
inundation, please see the National Weather Service Peak
Storm Surge Graphic, available at
hurricanes.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?peakSurge.
 
RAINFALL: The tropical depression is expected to produce rainfall
amounts of 2 to 4 inches with isolated higher totals around 8 inches
through Friday along the Gulf Coast and adjacent inland locations
from western Florida to the Middle Texas Coast, including southern
portions of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. This rainfall may
produce areas of flash flooding, especially in urban areas.
 
For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with
Tropical Depression Two, please see the National Weather Service
Storm Total Rainfall Graphic available at
hurricanes.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?rainqpf and the Flash Flood Risk
graphic at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?ero.
 
TORNADOES: An isolated tornado or two are possible over the Florida
Big Bend region today.
 
SURF:  Swells generated by the depression are affecting portions of
the Gulf coast of Florida and are likely to spread westward during
the week.  These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf
and rip current conditions.  Please consult products from your
local weather office.
 
A depiction of rip current risk for the United States can be found
at: hurricanes.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?ripCurrents
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 400 PM CDT.
 
$$
Forecaster Beven