Paula Small but powerful hurricane approaching the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico on Tuesday after becoming a hurricane earlier in the day and the intensification of Category 2 strength, forecasters said.
As of 1:45 pm ET, Paula center was located about 140 miles (220 km) south-southeast of Cozumel, Mexico. It was moving north-northwest near 10 mph (17 kph), according to the National Hurricane Center. Maximum sustained winds were 100 mph (160 kph) with higher gusts, "said meteorologist.
Paula center is expected to approach the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on the night of Tuesday and Wednesday, forecasters said. prediction maps of the parade that brushing of the peninsula, then heading east and west affecting Cuba, perhaps a tropical storm later this week.
A hurricane warning is in effect for the northern coast of Mexico from Punta Gruesa to Cabo Catoche, including Cozumel, the hurricane center. A tropical storm warning was in effect from Chetumal, Mexico, north of Punta thick and Cabo Catoche in San Felipe. A tropical storm warning for the coast of Honduras and the Bay Islands was canceled yesterday morning.
Some slight strengthening is possible during the next day, the hurricane center.
hurricane winds are confined to a small area near the center of the storm, which extend up to 10 miles (16 kilometers), forecasters said. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km). Tropical storm force winds of at least 39 mph (62 km / h) should reach the coast in the hurricane warning area Tuesday night, with hurricane conditions are expected Wednesday morning.
The storm could render 3 to 6 inches of rain on the eastern Yucatan and western and central Cuba. Isolated maximum amounts of 10 inches possible in some areas, the hurricane center. A storm surge is expected to cause coastal flooding along the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, with big waves. Heavy rains could cause flash floods and mudslides, forecasters said.
As of 1:45 pm ET, Paula center was located about 140 miles (220 km) south-southeast of Cozumel, Mexico. It was moving north-northwest near 10 mph (17 kph), according to the National Hurricane Center. Maximum sustained winds were 100 mph (160 kph) with higher gusts, "said meteorologist.
Paula center is expected to approach the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on the night of Tuesday and Wednesday, forecasters said. prediction maps of the parade that brushing of the peninsula, then heading east and west affecting Cuba, perhaps a tropical storm later this week.
A hurricane warning is in effect for the northern coast of Mexico from Punta Gruesa to Cabo Catoche, including Cozumel, the hurricane center. A tropical storm warning was in effect from Chetumal, Mexico, north of Punta thick and Cabo Catoche in San Felipe. A tropical storm warning for the coast of Honduras and the Bay Islands was canceled yesterday morning.
Some slight strengthening is possible during the next day, the hurricane center.
hurricane winds are confined to a small area near the center of the storm, which extend up to 10 miles (16 kilometers), forecasters said. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km). Tropical storm force winds of at least 39 mph (62 km / h) should reach the coast in the hurricane warning area Tuesday night, with hurricane conditions are expected Wednesday morning.
The storm could render 3 to 6 inches of rain on the eastern Yucatan and western and central Cuba. Isolated maximum amounts of 10 inches possible in some areas, the hurricane center. A storm surge is expected to cause coastal flooding along the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, with big waves. Heavy rains could cause flash floods and mudslides, forecasters said.
