5 hurricanes have slammed into the US Gulf Coast this year.
System gaining strength in Caribbean, could impact Florida next weekis expected in the Caribbean soon and will deliver "life-threatening" impacts to parts of Central America as it begins a journey that could once again bring a tropical threat into the Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricane and tropical storm alerts have been issued for parts of Honduras and Nicaragua with the storm's wind and rain expected to arrive as soon as Thursday evening and ramp up Friday. The potential impacts on the eastern Gulf of Mexico, including Florida, the Florida Keys, and Cuba, remain uncertain, and those in these areas should closely monitor forecasts because the scenarios diverge drastically beyond Central America.
A storm that remains very close to the coast of Central America but doesn't make landfall would still unleash heavy rainfall there and could eventually emerge in the southern Gulf of Mexico next week. It would likely emerge as a weaker storm, which could lessen the blow if it were to reach the US. It could then make a gradual turn to the northwest, head for Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula or Cuba and potentially reach the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
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