Published on: November 4, 2009 at 9:56 AM

A tropical depression has formed in the western Caribbean… it might become a tropical storm before moving into Central America during the next 24 hours. If it survives, it could move up into the southern Gulf of Mexico at some point down the line, but cool SSTs over the northern Gulf should keep us protected. The sea water temperature at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab this hour is only 66 degrees (F)….

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