A system could emerge later this week near or over the Florida peninsula, National Hurricane Center forecasters said Sunday as Tropical Storm Barry closed in on eastern Mexico.The disturbance, which has a 20% chance of developing, could form from a “remnant frontal boundary” toward the end of this week into next weekend, the hurricane center wrote in a 2 p.m. tropical weather outlook.“Some gradual tropical or subtropical development could occur thereafter as it drifts slowly just off the U.S. coastline,”...
A system could emerge later this week near or over the Florida peninsula, National Hurricane Center forecasters said Sunday as Tropical Storm Barry closed in on eastern Mexico.
The disturbance, which has a 20% chance of developing, could form from a “remnant frontal boundary” toward the end of this week into next weekend, the hurricane center wrote in a 2 p.m. tropical weather outlook.
“Some gradual tropical or subtropical development could occur thereafter as it drifts slowly just off the U.S. coastline,” forecasters wrote.
In a Facebook post Sunday, Fox 13 meteorologist Paul Dellegatto said models for the potential system “are not particularly aggressive.”
“The main threat would likely be heavy rainfall,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, Tropical Depression Two strengthened into Tropical Storm Barry off the eastern coast of Mexico.
As of 5 p.m., Barry was about 35 miles east-northeast of Tuxpan, Mexico, moving northwest at 9 mph with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. It was expected to bring 3 to 6 inches of rain to northeastern Mexico, with some areas seeing up to 10 inches.
“This rainfall may produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain,” forecasters wrote.
The storm was expected to rapidly weaken after moving inland Sunday night.
In the Pacific, Tropical Storm Flossie formed off Mexico’s southwest coast. It was located about 235 miles south of Acapulco on Sunday afternoon, moving west-northwest at 8 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
Flossie was expected to become a hurricane late Monday or Tuesday but remained in open waters just west of Mexico.
The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Andrea, formed on Tuesday and was no threat to land.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls for an above-normal hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms. Of those, six to 10 could become hurricanes and three to five could ramp up into major hurricane strength of Category 3 or higher.
Hurricane season runs through Nov. 30.
Information from The Associated Press and the South Florida Sun Sentinel was used in this report.
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