# TD9 soon to become Tropical Storm

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/td9-soon-to-become-tropical-storm/8257>\
**Category:** Marine Weather\
**Created:** [August 21, 2012, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/td9-soon-to-become-tropical-storm/8257 "2012-08-21T09:15:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![fredwx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/fredwx/32/3873_2.png) [@fredwx](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/fredwx)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/td9-soon-to-become-tropical-storm/8257/1 "2012-08-21T09:15:09Z")

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TD9 formed over the tropical central North Atlantic overnight with max winds about 30 knots.  
Forecasts suggest that TD9 will strengthen to a tropical storm by tonight as it  
approaches the Leeward Islands by late Wednesday reaching hurricane strength  
over the northeastern Caribbean Sea Thursday and Friday… More  
[http://oceanweatherservices.com/blog1/2012/08/21/td-9-forecast-soon-to-become-a-ts/](http://oceanweatherservices.com/blog1/2012/08/21/td-9-forecast-soon-to-become-a-ts/)

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**Author:** ![Swampfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@Swampfox](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Swampfox)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/td9-soon-to-become-tropical-storm/8257/2 "2012-08-23T07:41:11Z")

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Ok Mr. Fredwx, we need an update. Since I’m on a boat south of Tampa, I’m thinking of moving it, but don’t know where or when yet.