Tropical depression forms in southwest Caribbean

A late-season tropical depression formed this morning in the southwest Caribbean Sea, and a tropical storm watch went into effect for the entire eastern coast of Nicaragua. The center of the season’s 11th tropical depression is located about 65 miles south-southwest of San Andres Island, and about 125 miles east-southeast of Bluefields, Nicaragua. The depression is moving northwest near 8 mph, and this general motion—with a decrease in forward speed—is expected over the next couple of days, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. On this track, the center of the depression will approach the east coast of Nicaragua tonight. The National Hurricane Center’s five-day forecast moves the depression north and increases it to tropical storm strength in the western Caribbean east of Belize, southeast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and southwest of the eastern tip of Cuba at 7 a.m. Monday. To monitor the depression, click here for the National Hurricane Center’s Web site.