Tropical Depression 18 heads toward Gulf of Mexico

FOX 13 meteorologists are tracking Tropical Depression 18, which formed Monday morning. It is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm and eventually a hurricane. It is heading north at 9 miles an hour and is expected to become a hurricane as it enters the Gulf of Mexico. Once it enters the Gulf, FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber says conditions aren’t as conducive to continue development or sustain hurricane status because it will encounter cooler water and drier air. Computer models have it weakening before making landfall along the Gulf Coast. It is still too early to tell where it will make landfall. Get your tropical weather forecast each day during hurricane season from the meteorologists at FOX 13 Tampa Bay and MyFoxHurricane.com. We'll issue a new hurricane update each day, and more frequently when needed. Subscribe to FOX 13 News: https://www.youtube.com/FOX13TampaBay?sub_confirmation=1 More tropical weather videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrUTXYgsKmP7jZBJPGWzCmX1Gi9QXg3nb Tropical maps and models: https://www.myfoxhurricane.com/ Watch more FOX 13 News video: https://fox13news.com/ Watch FOX 13 News live: https://fox13news.com/live Download our free SkyTower Radar app: https://www.fox13news.com/apps More FOX 13 weather coverage: https://www.fox13news.com/weather Get our newsletter: https://www.fox13news.com/email