Winds are expected to reach tropical storm force for the first time as they extend 112 km from the center of the storm.
The Tropical Storm Idaliawhich is currently in waters near the Yucatan Peninsula and to western end of Cubais on track to rapidly intensify and is expected to reach Florida coast in the next few days as a hurricane of great magnitude, category 3. This threat would come with the possibility of strong rains, violent winds and one dangerous flood.
The storm formed this Sunday in the Yucatan peninsula, southwest of Mexico, about 130 kilometers from Cozumel.
For his part, he National Hurricane Center (NHC) advanced that idalia probably It will become a hurricane this Monday.as it approaches the western part of Cuba.
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When will the hurricane make landfall?
The storm will lead the hurricane through the Caribbean, pointing towards Florida, specifically towards the bigbend area, where it is anticipated that landfall Wednesday morning as a high intensity hurricane, with winds above 177 km/haccording to the NHC.
The evolution of the storm means that they are coming unfavorable weather conditions to the along the Gulf coast of the US state. The NHC issued a Hurricane Watch from Englewood to India Pass, spanning Tampa Bay. In addition, a warning was issued tropical storm for the Dry Tortoises.
In his last update at 5 in the morning, the NHC reported that Idalia is approximately 201 kilometers from the western tip of Cuba, exhibiting maximum sustained winds of 105 km/h. However, the storm was presenting erratic and quasi-stationary movementsalthough it is expected to start moving north-northeast and then north later today, which would place the center of Idalia in the southeastern tip of the Gulf of Mexico for the night.
Source: Ambito
