At 800 PM EDT (0000 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Sixteenwas located near latitude 12.6 North, longitude 82.6 West. Thedepression is moving toward the northwest near 7 mph (11 km/h), andthis motion is expected to continue tonight. On the forecast track,the depression should be nearing the coast of Nicaragua earlyThursday, move across northeastern Nicaragua and eastern Honduraslate Thursday, and emerge into the northwestern Caribbean Sea onFriday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.The depression is forecast to become a tropical storm overnight.