Tropical depression moves south in the Gulf of Mexico

A tropical depression formed Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, on the first official day of the Atlantic hurricane season.

The storm had maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour and was located during the early hours of this Friday about 460 kilometers west of Fort Myers, Florida, and 590 kilometers north northwest of the western tip of Cuba, according to the National Hurricane Center. .

The southward trajectory of between 5 and 7 kilometers per hour could take it to the west of Cuba by Saturday.

The hurricane center explained that the depression would begin to weaken later this Friday and dissipate on Saturday.

Rainfall of 2 to 5 centimeters was expected during Saturday in parts of central and south Florida, although the hurricane center noted that all the precipitation is not directly related to the storm.

Tropical storms have winds of at least 63 kilometers per hour, and if they exceed 119 kilometers per hour they are considered hurricanes.

Hurricane season runs through November 30. Last year’s season had 14 named storms, with Hurricanes Ian, Nicole and Fiona causing extensive damage.

[Con información de AP]

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