Oscar is advancing over Cuban territory slowly and now as a tropical storm.

In recent hours, Oscar has continued to move slowly west-southwest across the province of Guantánamo, at a translation speed of only 8 km/h and now as a tropical storm.

Due to its interaction with land, the weather phenomenon has continued to weaken, with maximum sustained winds decreasing to 95 km/h and the minimum central pressure increasing to 996 hPa, according to the Tropical Cyclone Advisory No. 10 from the Forecasting Center of the Institute of Meteorology.

At three in the morning, Oscar's center was located 25 kilometers east-northeast of the city of Guantánamo and 50 kilometers south of Moa, in the province of Holguín.

Oscar is expected to maintain its slow movement toward the west-southwest and west, with a similar translation speed, gradually tilting toward the northwest in the morning. The weakening of the storm will continue during this period.

In the provinces of Guantánamo, Santiago de Cuba, Holguín, and Las Tunas, rain, showers, and thunderstorms persist.

The weather station in Punta Maisí reported a total of 362.2 millimeters in the last 24 hours until two in the morning, while Jamal recorded 197.6 millimeters, both in the province of Guantánamo.

In the coming hours, these rains will continue, which could be strong and intense in some localities, especially in mountainous areas, with accumulations between 100 and 200 millimeters in the eastern region.

The winds with tropical storm force will persist in the eastern provinces, reaching speeds between 75 and 90 km/h, with higher gusts.

On the northeastern coast, particularly in Guantánamo and Holguín, strong swells will continue, gradually extending towards the northern coast of Las Tunas.

Moderate to strong coastal flooding will persist in low-lying areas of this coastline, including the Malecón of Baracoa.

It is recommended to pay special attention in the eastern provinces to the evolution and future trajectory of tropical storm Oscar, the notice concluded.

UPDATE

In its 5 a.m. (local time) bulletin, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States indicated an even lower translation speed. Oscar is now moving at 4 km/h.

The maximum sustained winds would have also decreased, and are now at 85 km/h.

It is moving west and a turn to the northwest is expected, with the north remaining later today, followed by faster winds. On Tuesday and Wednesday, it will move northeast.