The National Hurricane Center has issued tropical storm watches for the east coast of Florida as Tropical Depression 9 gains strength.

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At 11 a.m. Sunday, the depression is moving north at 7 mph.

A faster motion to the north-northwest or north is expected later Sunday and continuing through Monday.

On the forecast track, the center of the system is expected to move across the central and northwestern Bahamas later Sunday and Sunday night and then turn east-northeastward, moving away from the southeastern U.S. by the middle part of this week.

When it becomes a named storm, it will be called Imelda.

Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph

Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb

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