Fred moves inland, Grace forecast to become hurricane, Henri develops

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Tropical Storm Fred made landfall Monday afternoon on the Eastern Florida Panhandle. As one tropical system spreads heavy, potentially flooding rain inland, the National Hurricane Center continues to issue advisories and forecasts on two other tropical cyclones in the Atlantic.

Tropical Depression Grace

As of the Monday evening Update from the National Hurricane Center, new model data predicts what is now Tropical Depression Grace could strengthen to a Category 1 Hurricane by Friday in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. There is still some uncertainty of the exact path of Grace due to possible land interaction through Tuesday before the system moves from near Cuba to the Yucatan Peninsula. The system is slated to be a tropical storm once again Tuesday.

As of the 10pm update, here is the latest from the Hurricane Center:

As Grace moves westward, models project a path that would keep of any major impacts well south of the Brazos Valley. High pressure is forecast to steer the system to make landfall in Mexico as early as Saturday morning.

However, this remains a system worth watching throughout the week for any possible forecast shifts.

Tropical Storm Fred

Tropical Storm Fred made landfall around 2:15 on Monday Afternoon near Cape San Blas, FL with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. Tropical-storm-force winds extended 115 miles from the center of circulation. As Fred moves northward, flooding concerns will grow to the north as well. Impactful storm surge is still expected to continue until Monday night. Late Monday, the center of Fred was moving thorugh far Southeast Alabama, holding onto tropical storm status with wind just 2mph over the required threshold.

As of the 10pm update, there is the latest from the Hurricane Center:

Tropical Storm Henri

The newest development in the tropics is Tropical Storm Henri (pronounced ahn-REE), which the National Hurricane Center upgraded from a tropical depression with the 4 pm Monday advisory. Henri is not expected to make any impact to the US and is expected to circle around Bermuda remaining at tropical storm strength. Late Monday the tropical storm was found to be a bit stronger southeast of Bermuda.

As of the 10pm update, there is the latest from the Hurricane Center:

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