As of 8:00 am EDT Tue Sep 5 2017 ... A trough of low pressure located over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico is producing numerous showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are conducive for gradual development, and this system is likely to become a tropical depression during the next couple of days while it meanders over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Regardless of development, heavy rains associated with this disturbance are likely over portions of eastern Mexico during the remainder of the week. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...60 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent.
Tropical Depression THIRTEEN As of 0400 PM CDT Tue Sep 05 (Advisory # 1) Maximum Sustained Winds: 30 knots; 35 mph Minimum Central Pressure: 1008 mb Located at: 22.4N 96.7W Movement: east at 2 knots; 2 mph
