By Zoila Palma: Tropical Depression Isaias has strengthened into Tropical Storm Isaias, with forecasters warning that the system could rapidly intensify over the next couple of days.
At 4 a.m. CDT (9:00 UTC), the storm was located about 285 miles (460 km) west of Progreso, Mexico.
Isaias was moving east-northeast at about 8 mph (13 km/h), with forecasters expecting that motion to continue today before the system turns toward the northeast and north on Thursday and Friday.
On the current forecast track, Isaias is expected to pass north of the Yucatán Peninsula on Thursday before approaching the northern U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday.
The storm’s maximum sustained winds have increased to near 40 mph (65 km/h), with higher gusts, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center. Forecasters are predicting rapid strengthening over the next day or two, with Isaias expected to become a hurricane by Thursday.
Isaias is also expected to bring significant rainfall to parts of the region, with 2 to 4 inches of rain forecast through Thursday across coastal portions of the Bay of Campeche.
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By Zoila Palma: Tropical Depression Isaias has strengthened into Tropical Storm Isaias, with forecasters warning that the system could rapidly intensify over the next couple of days. At 4 a.m. CDT (9:00 UTC), the storm was located about 285 miles (460 km) west of Progreso, Mexico. Isaias was moving east-northeast at about 8 mph (13
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