Tropical Storm Alberto expected in the Gulf of Mexico by Wednesday
Tropical Storm Alberto is expected to form in the Gulf of Mexico by Wednesday, according to the latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center.
Right now, the system is known as Potential Tropical Cyclone One and is located about 350 miles east-southeast of La Pesca, Mexico. The system has yet to form the closed circulation needed to become a tropical cyclone, but its sustained winds are tropical storm-force at 40 mph.
The system will track slowly to the north this afternoon before taking a gradual turn to the northwest tonight. It will then start tracking west toward Mexico’s northeastern coast on Wednesday morning ahead of a landfall there Wednesday night.
The system’s moisture will continue to fuel drenching downpours from Texas and Louisiana, through eastern Mexico and parts of Central America through Thursday.
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