Tropical Depression Forms Off Cuba, Takes Aim at Florida’s Big Bend

Maximum sustained winds are forecast to reach 69 mph by the early morning of Aug. 5. A hurricane watch is now in effect for parts of Florida’s Big Bend and Nature Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), as Tropical Depression Four takes shape off of Cuba and prepares to enter the Gulf of Mexico. As of 8 a.m. on Aug. 3, the NHC’s projected track of the storm—which could become Tropical Storm Debby—has continued to shift slightly to the west. The space between the “cone of uncertainty” and...