Tropical Depression # 2 Forms

(Jacksonville, FL) ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

AT 11 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.4 WEST OR ABOUT 220MILES...355 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS, NORTH CAROLINA.THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 5 MPH. A SLOW TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST OR NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATER TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS ANDTHE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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