safety steps

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for…

• The Texas coast from San Luis Pass southward to the mouth of the Rio Grande
• The northeastern coast of Mexico south of the mouth of the Rio Grande to Tecolutla.

A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area.

At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Alberto was located near latitude 22.2 North, longitude 95.0 West.

Alberto is moving toward the west near 9 mph (15 km/h). A westward motion with an increase in forward speed is expected through Thursday.

On the forecast track, the center of Alberto will reach the coast of northeastern Mexico early Thursday morning.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Some slight strengthening is forecast today or tonight before the center of Alberto reaches land.

Rapid weakening is expected once the center moves inland, and Alberto is likely to dissipate over Mexico Thursday or Thursday night.

Alberto is a large tropical storm, with tropical-storm-force winds extending outward up to 415 miles (665 km) north of the center.

The minimum central pressure based on dropsonde data is 995 mb (29.39 inches).