Jacksonville, FL — A tropical depression is expected to form by the end of the week from a broad area of low pressure moving slowly westward over the northern Gulf of Mexico. It is forecast to move west, keeping the most adverse impacts away from Jacksonville and NE Florida.
Action News Jax Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh says this has the potential to drop a lot of rain over the Florida Panhandle and northern Gulf Coast. The greatest local impacts would be enhanced tropical moisture with times of downpours Wednesday through Thursday.
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“As long as the track is far enough south, in other words out over enough water, this thing could strengthen more and more as it looks like it moves westbound. And that’s good news for Jacksonville and northeastern Florida”, Buresh said.
Anyone along the Florida Panhandle to Texas should be prepared for significant rainfall for the end of the week.