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Mexico, Missouri

Tropical depression spins near Mexico

Doyle Rice
USA TODAY
The system should move to the east across the Yucatan Peninsula before heading into the Caribbean.

A tropical depression with winds of 35 mph continues to spin just west of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula in the Bay of Campeche, the National Hurricane Center reported.

As of 2 p.m. ET, it was located 110 miles west-southwest of Campeche, Mexico, and was moving east at 4 mph.

Formally known as Tropical Depression Nine, it's forecast to slowly move to the east, potentially becoming a tropical storm later Wednesday before sliding across the Yucatan on Thursday. A depression becomes a tropical storm when its sustained winds reach 39 mph.

If it becomes a named storm, it would be called Hanna. Tropical storm warnings have been posted along the west coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. The storm could dump 5 to 10 inches of rain in the Yucatan, which "may produce life-threatening flash floods," the hurricane center warned.

The system should then progress eastward in the Caribbean Sea, advancing toward Cuba and Jamaica over the weekend, according to AccuWeather.

Southern Florida may see additional rainfall due to the tropical moisture in the region, the Weather Channel predicts.

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