Posted on 07/19/2026 8:56:24 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Northern Gulf of America and near Florida (AL91): An area of low pressure located over the northeastern Gulf of America continues to become better defined and the associated shower and thunderstorm activity is gradually increasing. Continued gradual development is expected, and a tropical depression is likely to form later today or on Monday as the system moves slowly northward or northwestward.
Interests along the northern Gulf coast from Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana should monitor the progress of this system, as tropical storm watches or warnings could be required for portions of the area later today. In addition, this system is expected to bring heavy rains to portions of the northern Gulf coast during the next several days. An Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft is scheduled to investigate the low pressure area later today.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.
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Tropical Tidbits by Levi Cowan
Would be nice if it cruised on across the Gulf, to the Corpus area, then took a nice W/NW turn upon landfall.
With no loss of life/major property damage, of course.
That would be me...a bit breezy and heavy surf with rain but not a damage maker.
SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...28.0N 85.3W
ABOUT 155 MI...250 KM S OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1011 MB...29.86 INCHES
Surf's Up!
I just walked down to the beach and the surf is up indeed here in my Gulf side community.
This YouTube channel has live Florida webcams on a rolling basis. It is an interest channel when the surf is up: https://www.youtube.com/@FloridaBeachChannel/live
We need the rain.....................
GULF OF AMERICA!😀
It would be just plain awful if the Florida panhandle were hit on election day. It’s red.
Now if a combo tsunami/earthquake were to hit Calif...
All those voting sites would filled with shelter seekers.
I live about an hour south of Tampa.
It rained extremely hard at times last night.
We’re getting solid downpour at this hour. The bands keep marching through the greater Tampa Bay area.
Indeed, rain is needed in FL. This system has been a blessing with days of intermittent rain minus tropical storm winds.
More than 40 million at risk as Mid-Atlantic braces for severe storms
The 1st is on the 19th! Happy New Year! July edition
It is that time of the year again. I had to put on a new roof after Hurricane Milton.
Yep. Never turn your back on the Gulf.
Hurricane Harvey is a good example.
Everyone does badly.
Last I checked, we were 8 inches under where we normally are this time of year.............
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