At 700 PM CDT (0000 UTC), the disturbance was centered near latitude 17.5 North, longitude 85.7 West. The system is moving toward the west-northwest near 7 mph (11 km/h).
A turn toward the west is expected tonight and Saturday while the system approaches the coast. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some slow strengthening is forecast, and the disturbance is forecast to become a tropical storm before making landfall tomorrow.
- Formation chance through 48 hours…high…70 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days…high…70 percent.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).
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