Key Takeaways •A tropical depression has formed off the Florida coast, and is expected to strengthen. •A tropical storm watch is in effect from Fort Pierce north to just south of Flagler Beach on the east coast of Florida. •This system will likely track near parts of the Eastern Seaboard from Florida to North Carolina this Fourth of July holiday week. •All residents from eastern Florida to the Mid-Atlantic coast should monitor the progress of this system.
Tropical Depression One is located about 100 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral, Florida. It's the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season's first tropical depression.
While wind shear has lessened, some residual residual dry air near and to the north of the surface circulation, has not allowed convection to persist near the center. Most thundershowers associated with this depression have remained south of the surface center, particularly into the northwest Bahamas.
