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Tropical Depression No. 28 forms, forecast to become tropical storm

Depression moving north-northwest toward Gulf of Mexico
Posted at 6:17 PM, Oct 24, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-24 19:07:29-04

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Tropical Depression No. 28 formed Saturday in the northwest Caribbean Sea.

The depression is forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm Sunday and possibly a hurricane as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico.

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It was moving north-northwest at 2 mph with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph.

The next named storm is Zeta.

Saturday marks the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Wilma making landfall in South Florida.