
28/09/2025
8AM ADVISORY: Tropical Depression Nine is bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to parts of Cuba through the Bahamas as it travels north-northwest
Tropical Depression Nine Intermediate Advisory Number 7A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Sun Sep 28 2025
..DEPRESSION MOVING SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...
..HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS, WITH WINDS SOON INCREASING OVER THE BAHAMAS...
SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...23.2N 77.3W
ABOUT 285 MI...460 KM NW OF THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA ABOUT 100 MI...160 KM WSW OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
None.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Central Bahamas, including Cat Island, the Exumas, Long Island,
Rum Cay, and San Salvador
* Portions of the northwestern Bahamas, including Eleuthera, New
Providence, the Abacos, Berry Islands, Andros island, and Grand
Bahama Island
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* East coast of Florida from the Palm Beach/Martin County Line to
the Flagler/Volusia County Line
Interests elsewhere in the Bahamas and along the southeast coast of the United States from Florida to North Carolina should monitor the
progress of this system. Additional watches or warnings could be required later today.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 800 AM EDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Nine was located near latitude 23.2 North, longitude 77.3 West. The depression is moving toward the north-northwest near 7 mph
(11 km/h). A faster motion to the north-northwest is expected to begin later today and continue through Monday. On the forecast track, the center of the system is expected to move across the central and northwestern Bahamas later today and tonight and approach the southeast U.S. coast early this week.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. Strengthening is expected during the next few days, and the system is forecast to become a tropical storm later today and a hurricane by late Monday or Tuesday.The minimum central pressure estimated by NOAA G-IV dropsonde data is 1002 mb (29.59 inches).