Tropical storm Alberto, the first of the current hurricane season, formed in the western Gulf of Mexico, as reported by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States on Wednesday.
The #8 notice from the meteorological center, issued at 10 in the morning, warned that tropical storm conditions are expected in that area of the Gulf and northeastern Mexico until Thursday, such as heavy rains, coastal flooding, and gusty winds that extend far from the center, as Alberto is a large-scale system.
At 10:00 a.m. CDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Alberto was located near latitude 22.2 north and longitude 95.0 west, about 185 miles (300 km) East of Tampico, Mexico, and about 295 miles (480 km) South-Southeast of Brownsville, Texas; with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h), the report indicated.
An increase in the forward speed is expected until Thursday. According to the projected path, the center of Alberto will reach the northeastern coast of Mexico early Thursday morning," the NHC said.
Meteorologists stated that moderate coastal flooding is occurring due to this tropical storm along much of the Texas coast, which will continue until Thursday.
The sustained maximum winds are approaching 40 mph (65 km/h), with stronger gusts," explained the NHC, which is forecasting "slight strengthening" of the storm during this Wednesday or overnight, "before Alberto's center makes landfall", while predicting "rapid weakening once the center moves inland".
"It is likely that Alberto will dissipate over Mexico during this Thursday or Thursday night," the notice pointed out.
"Alberto is a large tropical storm, with tropical storm force winds extending up to 415 miles (665 km) north of the center. The minimum central pressure, according to the sonde data, is 995 mb (29.39 inches)," he concluded.
On Wednesday morning, the National Hurricane Center had announced that the first potential cyclone of the 2024 season was looming over the Gulf of Mexico in the form of a disturbance, bringing with it heavy rains, coastal flooding, and wind gusts to the coasts of Texas and northeastern Mexico.
The previous week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States forecasted a more active than usual hurricane season in the Atlantic, with the possibility of up to 13 hurricanes, of which up to seven could be of great intensity.
According to the annual forecast published by the entity every May, between June 1 and November 30, there will be between 17 and 25 storms with winds exceeding 62 kilometers per hour.
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