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Tropical depression nearing US Gulf Coast set to become a tropical storm, forecasters say
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Key Points:
- A tropical depression located about 105 miles south of Panama City, Florida, is drifting slowly northwest toward the northern U.S. Gulf Coast and is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm soon.
- Storm surge and tropical storm watches have been issued along the Gulf Coast from the Mississippi River mouth to southeastern Louisiana and the Alabama-Florida border, with potential life-threatening surges up to four feet in some areas.
- The National Weather Service warns of possible storm conditions including wind gusts up to 40 mph, isolated tornadoes in the Florida Big Bend region, and flash flooding with rainfall totals of 3 to 5 inches along the Louisiana coast through Friday.
- In the eastern Pacific, Tropical Storm Fausto is strengthening and nearing hurricane status but remains far offshore from Mexico, posing no threat to land.
