Miami, Fla. – The Wednesday evening update on tropical weather activity has just identified 'Tropical Depression 7' near Puerto Rico, still located well out in the eastern Caribbean. The system is not expected to pose any threat to Gulf Coast regions at this time.

This was NHC's full 8:00 p.m. advisory:

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION DRIFTING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD... ...EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR TOMORROW...

Location: 16.7°N 66.2°W

Moving: NNW at 2 mph

Min pressure: 1008 mb

Max sustained: 35 mph

The additional information from the 8 pm Wed. advisory is as follows:

 THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN...LOCATED SOUTH OF PUERTO RICO.   1. A LARGE AREA OF DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH. ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AFTER 48 HOURS...AND THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.   2. DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO AND THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE. DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...WILL BE SLOW TO OCCUR BEFORE THIS SYSTEM MOVES INLAND ALONG THE COAST OF MAINLAND MEXICO ON FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.  OTHER SYSTEMS WITH FORMATION POTENTIAL BEYOND 48 HOURS...  A TROPICAL WAVE OVER AFRICA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN IN A FEW DAYS...AND SOME DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.