Bertha is baaaaack!

At 5 p.m. EDT, Bertha's center was located about 90 miles east-southeast of Galveston, Texas.

(CNN) -- Bertha reached tropical depression status again Wednesday as it moved back into the Gulf of Mexico and it is expected to take a general westward track near the Texas coast over the next 24 hours.

"All interests in the northwest Gulf of Mexico, primarily the Texas coast, should monitor the progress of this system," the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association advised Wednesday.

At 5 p.m. EDT, Bertha's center was located near latitude 29.0 north, longitude 93.4 west or about 90 miles east-southeast of Galveston, Texas.

NOAA satellite images and radar data indicate Bertha is moving west-southwest at near 5 mph. Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph with higher gusts.

No significant change in strength is forecast during the next 24 hours.

Showers and squalls, occasionally heavy, are expected along the Texas coast during the next day or so.

Meanwhile, off the Florida coast in the Atlantic Ocean, Cristobal, the third tropical storm this year, remains nearly stationary with little change in strength.

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A 5 p.m. EDT, Cristobal's center was located near latitude 29.8 north, longitude 75.5 west, or about 350 miles (560 km) east of St. Augustine, Florida.

Cristobal has been nearly stationary, but it is expected to begin moving northeast during the next 24 hours.

The storm has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75km/hr), with higher gusts. No significant change in strength is forecast.