Tropical Storm Isaias forms in Gulf, could reach U.S.
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Tropical Depression Nine is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Isaias today and then a hurricane Thursday before making landfall.
On Friday at 7:59 a.m. the NWS San Diego CA issued a tropical storm watch in effect until 4 p.m. for San Diego County Deserts.
Isaias is expected to meander east in the Gulf before taking a northeasterly turn and will likely rapidly intensify, according to the NHC. The storm is expected to make landfall early Saturday morning as a hurricane with winds of 105 mph.
The National Hurricane Center initiated advisories -- and the all-important track maps -- on Tropical Depression Nine on Tuesday afternoon. Forecasters said the depression could become Tropical Storm Isaias (pronounced ees-ah-EE-ahs) by Wednesday and then the first hurricane of 2026 on Thursday as it tracks northward toward the Gulf Coast.
On Friday at 7:59 a.m. the NWS San Diego CA released a tropical storm watch in effect until 4 p.m. for San Diego County Inland Valleys.
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