Tropical Depression Ida:  Back on Water and Getting Stronger

Tropical Depression Ida has now moved into the northwestern Caribbean Sea and is expected to strengthen.

At 4p.m., the center of Tropical Depression Ida was located near Latitude 15.7 North and Longitude 83.9 West or about 65 miles northwest of Cabo Gracias A Dios on the Nicaragua/Honduras border.

Ida is moving toward the north near 8mph, and this general motion is forecast to continue tonight with a turn toward the north-northwest expected tomorrow.  On the forecast track, Ida should approach the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico late Sunday.

Maximum sustained winds remain near 35mph with higher gusts.  Some increase in strength is expected during the next 48 hours and Ida is forecast to become a tropical storm on Saturday.

The next update will be at 10p.m.