Photo: National Hurricane Center
Tropical Storm Fernand has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.
As of 10 p.m. Tuesday, Fernand is about 100 miles east-southeast of La Pesca, Mexico. The storm is moving toward the west near 3 mph, and a track toward the west-northwest is anticipated on Wednesday and Thursday.
On the forecast track, the center of Fernand is expected to cross the northeastern coast of Mexico on Wednesday night.
Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph with higher gusts. Some slight increase in intensity is possible before landfall. Once inland, weakening is expected and Fernand should dissipate in a couple of days.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles from the center mainly to the west of the center. Data from the reconnaissance plane indicate that the tropical storm force winds are already near the coast of Mexico.
As of 10 p.m. Tuesday, September 3
Location: 23.2 N 96.4 W
Moving: W at 3 mph
Min pressure: 1000 mb
Max sustained winds 50 mph
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