Meanwhile, the rest of the tropics showing signs of life

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday as a Category 4 storm, the National Hurricane Center was also monitoring other systems in the tropics.

Tropical Storm Julian formed Sunday. At last check, Julian was about 815 miles southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland, and about 970 miles west of the Azores. Julian was moving northeast at 24 mph with 60 mph maximum sustained winds.

This general motion is expected to continue for the next day or so, followed by a turn to the north, then northeast Monday night into Tuesday. Some slight strengthening is possible through Sunday night, and Julian is expected to become post-tropical by Monday evening.

The NHC is also issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Ten.

As of 5 p.m., Tropical Depression was 770 miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands. It was moving north at 12 mph with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph.

A general northward motion at a slower forward speed, with some wobbles to the east and west, is expected through Wednesday, keeping the depression over the central Atlantic during the upcoming week. Little change in strength is forecast during the next couple of days. The depression could become a tropical storm by Tuesday or Wednesday.