Here’s the latest forecast track and spaghetti models for Hurricane Isaias, which is expected to become a major Category 3 storm before landfall near Pensacola, Florida.

The National Hurricane Center initiated advisories -- and the all-important track maps -- on Tropical Depression Nine on Tuesday afternoon. Forecasters said the depression could become Tropical Storm Isaias (pronounced ees-ah-EE-ahs) by Wednesday and then the first hurricane of 2026 on Thursday as it tracks northward toward the Gulf Coast.

Isaias was a Category 1 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday afternoon Central time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Isaias is the ninth named storm to form in the Atlantic in 2026. Follow the latest updates on Isaias here.

Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to strengthen into Hurricane Isaias before making a dangerous U.S. landfall this weekend, bringing the threat of heavy rain, flooding and tropical storm impacts to the Gulf Coast.

Invest 92L or Isaias may bring heavy rain and surge to the Gulf Coast this weekend. Here's what our meteorologist says to watch for.

Invest 92L is expected to become a tropical depression soon and could strengthen into the season's ninth named storm, Isaias.