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It was not even eight hours ago I saw that the National Hurricane Service announced the fourth tropical depression of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Then as of the 1 PM CDT advisory issued, the depression had been upgraded to a tropcical storm named Claudette.

It's unlikely that this storm will have enough time over the warm waters of the Gulf Of Mexico to grow to hurricane strength. That is a very good thing for those who live in the Florida pan handle.

You can keep up to date on the latest advisories on this storm as well as Tropical Storms Ana and Bill by subscribing to the National Hurricane Center RSS Feeds.

 It looks like the Gulf Of Mexico felt like it just had to keep up with its larger neighbor and whipped up its own tropical depression. This makes the fourth tropical depression of the 2009 Altantic Hurricane Season.

The National Hurricane Center predicts this one will likely get upgraded to a named tropical storm and make landfall sometime this evening between Mobile AL and Tallahasse FL. Good thing for gulf coast citizens that this system won't have enough time over open warm water to build up strength.

The Atlantic Ocean is an over achiever. It has churned out the second named tropical storm of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season. This will make the second tropical depression that has elevated its sustained wind speeds high enough (40 MPH/35 KNOTS and above) to be upgraded by the National Hurricane Center to a tropical storm. Both active storms were upgraded within the last twenty-four hours!

Bill is this storm's name and it is trudging away westard across the Atlantic Ocean right behind Tropical Storm Ana.

It looks like next week and the week after might be some rocking times here in South Florida.

Be safe and stay informed people.

National Hurricane Center RSS Feeds.

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