Tropical depression 5 poorly organized but should become a tropical storm Wednesday

This could become Tropical Storm Danielle sometime today.... 

Tropical depression 5 poorly organized but should become a tropical storm Wednesday

http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2010/08/tropical_depression_5_poorly_o.html

National Hurricane Center, NOAA 
Tropical Depression 5 Advisory number 3 
NWS TPC / National Hurricane Center Miami FL
5:00 a.m. EDT Wed Aug 11 2010

Poorly organized depression moving northwestward.

Summary of 5:00 a.m. EDT information:

Location: 26.8N 85.1W about 200 mi, 325 km s of Apalachicola Florida about 290 mi, 470 km ESE of the mouth of the Mississippi River 

Maximum Sustained Winds: 35 mph, 55 km/hr 

Present Movement: NW or 310 degrees at 10 mph, 17 km/hr 

Minimum Central Pressure: 1008 mb, 29.77 inches

Summary of watches and warnings in effect:

A tropical storm warning is in effect for:

* Destin Florida to Intracoastal City Louisiana, including Lake Pontchartrain and New Orleans

A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.

At 5:00 a.m. EDT the center of tropical depression five was located near latitude 26.8 north, longitude 85.1 west. The depression is moving toward the northwest near 10 mph, 17 km/hr. This general motion is forecast to continue today, with a decrease in forward speed expected on Thursday. On the forecast track, the center of the tropical cyclone will be approaching the north central Gulf of Mexico by Thursday morning.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph, 55 km/hr, with higher gusts. Slow strengthening is expected, and the depression is forecast to become a tropical storm later today or tonight.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 mb, 29.77 inches.

Hazards affecting land:

Rainfall: Total rain accumulations of 3 to 5 inches with isolated maximum amounts of 8 inches are possible from southeastern Louisiana to the western Florida panhandle through Friday morning.

Wind: Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin affecting the tropical storm warning area by tonight or early Thursday morning, making outside preparations difficult or dangerous.

Storm surge: A storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 2 to 4 feet above ground level along the immediate coast near and to the east of where the center makes landfall.