Cristobal is forecast to begin moving northward across the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, and there is a risk of storm surge, rainfall, and wind impacts this weekend along portions of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Texas to the Florida Panhandle.
National Hurricane Center Home Page. Please see our Tropical Storm Gonzalo is on course to become the first CNN meteorologist Taylor Ward said: ""Given the increased organization of the system and its small size, Gonzalo's likelihood of becoming a hurricane is rising. June 1 was the start of hurricane season. The models are in very good agreement on this overall developing scenario, with only timing differences on when and how fast the cyclone will lift out away from Mexico.
Tropical Storm Gonzalo is on course to become the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season as it strengthens in the Atlantic. The heaviest additional rainfall is expected over far southern Mexico and portions of the Yucatan Peninsula, while also extending along the Pacific coast from Chiapas to Guatemala and El Salvador. We believe in real journalism. Tropical storm conditions will continue along the coast of Mexico where a tropical storm warning is in effect. newspaper archive.Hurricane Gonzalo tracker latest: Tropical Storm Gonzalo is continuing to strenghten Hurricane Gonzalo tracker latest: Hurricane advisories have been issued by the NHC Hurricane Douglas tracker update: Major storm heading for HawaiiHurricane Gonzalo tracker latest: Spaghetti models show Gonzalo approaching the Windward Islands Hurricane Gonzalo tracker latest: Winds are forecast to strengthen as the storm reaches warmer waters Tropical Storm Edouard barrels through Atlantic with fierce 45mph windTropical Storm Cristina: Cristina to become FIRST hurricane of 2020Heatwave UK: Soaring 26C highs to hit Britain as lightning storm loomsHurricane Gonzalo tracker latest: Storm Gonzalo is expected to reach hurricane status today Hurricane tracker: 3 storms swirling close to US coast - Latest mapsHurricane tracker: NOAA on alert as TWO systems develop near US - Maps Reports from nearby Mexican observations indicate that winds of 47-48 kt exist west of the center, which supports an intensity of 50 kt. But if Cristobal moves as far inland as Guatemala like the ECMWF and GFS models are forecasting, the cyclone would be considerably weaker and the wind field more expansive on days 3-5. Meteorologists expected Cristobal … There could be some erratic motion this morning due to land interaction with the inner-core wind field, but the general motion should remain southeastward toward the coast of Mexico. The same observations support a minimum pressure of 994 mb. We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. By 48 hours, the global and regional models are in good agreement on the development of a long fetch of southerly flow on the east side of Cristobal between the cyclone’s center and a ridge over the Bahamas and Hispaniola, which will act to lift the tropical storm slowly northward toward the south-central Gulf of Mexico. Read our policies through the menu above.HURRICANE CENTER: Cristobal Now A Tropical Storm, Heading Into Gulf Cristobal is now a tropical depression, with winds dropping to 35 mph, according to the 10 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
Damaging and deadly flooding has already occurred in portions of Mexico and Central America. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Weakening is likely this afternoon and tonight while the circulation after landfall. Here is the morning update from the National Hurricane Center:Cristobal has continued to get better organized this morning with the development of a small CDO feature over the low-level center, with cloud tops of -82C to -86C developing very near the center. Boca Raton's Leading Source For News, Information, Hurricane Updates and SnarkBOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — South Florida won’t be impacted but if you’re planning a vacation to the the Panhandle, Louisiana, Alabama or Texas, you may want to keep an eye on Cristobal. COPYRIGHT © 2020 METRO DESK MEDIA, LLC. By this afternoon, a turn toward the east is expected, driving the cyclone inland over southeastern Mexico where it could meander for the next day or two. 561-419-9520. The first named storm of the official 2020 hurricane season, but already the third named storm this year. hurricane News. 3. For now, the cyclone is expected to remain relatively close to the warm Gulf waters, which should temper the rate of weakening typically experienced by inland tropical cyclones. BocaNewsNow.com is the leading source of news, information and snark in South Palm Beach County. The official intensity forecast is basically the same as the previous advisory, and closely follows the intensity consensus models IVCN and HCCA.