Which states are expecting rain? This is their trajectory – El Financiero

The tormenta tropical ‘Debby’ It formed this Saturday in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico and could become a hurricane as it approaches the coast of Florida, where will make landfall on Sunday night or Mondaythe National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported.

“The depression has become Tropical Storm Debby over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane warnings are in effect for portions of the Gulf Coast of Florida,” the NHC said in its 5 p.m. local time bulletin.

‘Debby’, which is located 115 kilometers north of HavanaCuba, already 160 kilometers west of Key West, Floridamoving northwest at 24 kilometers per hour with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour.

The agency expects that ‘Debby’ will advance through the Gulf of Mexico until reaching the Florida coast on Sunday night or Monday at hurricane strength. Therefore, hurricane warnings have been issued for the Gulf Coast of Florida from the Suwannee River to the Ochlockonee River.

Will Tropical Storm ‘Debby’ affect Mexico?

Before the doubts about the proximity of this storm to the Mexican coasts, the National Meteorological Service (SMN) of the National Water Commission (Conagua) reported that the cloud bands of ‘Debby’ will reinforce the probability of heavy to very heavy rains in the region of the Yucatan Peninsula.

In addition, he indicated, “its wide circulation will give rise wind with gusts of 40 to 60 km/h y waves of 1 to 2 meters high on the coasts of Yucatan and Quintana Roo.

Hurricane season: Here’s the forecast for the remainder of 2024

‘Debby’ is the fourth tropical storm formed in the Atlantic basin so far this season, which began on June 1.

Until now, ‘Alberto’, ‘Beryl’ and ‘Chris’ had formed, of which the second became a Category 5 hurricane, the maximum on the Saffir-Simpson intensity scale.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States, the Atlantic will have a “well above average” hurricane season, with the Possibility of up to thirteen hurricanes, Of which up to seven may be of a higher category.

The forecast reflects that this year a total of between 1,000 and 1,000 can be formed. 17 and 25 stormsthat is, with maximum sustained winds above 62 kilometers per hour.

With information from EFE.