Tropical Storm Karl remained nearly stationary Thursday in Gulf of Mexico waters north of the Gulf of Campeche, and forecasters expected it to soon begin moving south toward land in southern Mexico.
The storm had been moving slowly north before weather conditions changed course Wednesday night. It is expected to approach the coast of Veracruz or Tabasco on Friday night without reaching hurricane strength.
The United States National Hurricane Center said that Karl showed maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour early Thursday and remained 400 kilometers north-northeast of Veracruz and 465 kilometers north of Coatzacoalcos.
Tropical storm force winds extended up to 165 kilometers from the vortex.
The hurricane center estimates that Karl could dump between 8 and 18 centimeters of rain in areas of Veracruz and Tabasco between Friday and Saturday night. Some points could receive up to 30 centimeters.
Karl formed the day after Hurricane Julia dissipated in the Pacific, leaving at least 28 deaths directly or indirectly in Central America and Mexico after making landfall on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua.
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