Caribbean disturbance likely to become hurricane before it moves into Gulf
A tropical disturbance in the Caribbean is likely to become a hurricane as it passes over Cuba and into the Gulf of Mexico by midweek, federal forecasters said Sunday.
A tropical disturbance in the Caribbean is likely to become a hurricane as it passes over Cuba and into the Gulf of Mexico by midweek, federal forecasters said Sunday.
Residents of the west coast of Florida and other Gulf Coast states should monitor developments and expect at least heavy rain later in the week, the National Hurricane Center said in a series of updates and forecast discussions.
Potential Tropical Cyclone 18 was about 260 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica, the hurricane center said in an update at 4 a.m. ET Monday, and moving north at 7 mph with sustained winds of 35 mph.
The Air's Force 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, using Super Hercules fixed-wing aircraft, got a close look Sunday, the hurricane center said in an afternoon forecast discussion.
"Their data indicates that the system has developed a closed center," it said, indicating the storm is organizing.
Rating: 5