Tropical Storm Idalia is forecast to become a hurricane on Tuesday as it continues to churn off the eastern coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
Tropical Storm Idalia is forecast to become a hurricane on Tuesday as it continues to churn off the eastern coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
Idalia has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and is moving northeast at 3 mph as of Sunday, according to meteorologists. The center of the storm is located about 95 miles from Cozumel, Mexico.
The tropical storm brought heavy rain to portions of the Yucatan Peninsula and western Cuba on Sunday afternoon.
Hurricane and storm surge watches for parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast were issued on Sunday by the National Hurricane Center.
Idalia is currently over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and will not move much over the next 12 to 24 hours. However, on Monday, the storm will begin to make a more pronounced move northward, picking up forward speed as it moves into the eastern Gulf of Mexico Monday night into Tuesday, according to weather experts.
The storm will gradually grow in strength over the next 24 to 48 hours, meteorologists said.
