MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MONITORS DEVELOPMENT OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 9

​MONROE COUNTY, FL – Monroe County Emergency Management, in coordination with the National Weather Service in Key West and the Florida Division of Emergency Management, is closely monitoring Tropical Depression Nine, currently located north-northwest of the eastern tip of Cuba. It is expected to become a tropical storm later today or tonight as it moves generally north-northwest across the central and northwestern Bahamas throughout the weekend.
 
There are currently no storm watches or warnings for the Florida Keys. However, there is an increasing chance of hazardous weather conditions in the Atlantic waters offshore the Upper Florida Keys. This includes a near 50 percent chance of Small Craft Advisory conditions developing on Sunday.
 
Monroe County Emergency Management urges residents and visitors to stay informed and monitor weather forecasts over the next few days for any changes to this evolving situation.

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