While making its U.S. landfall as a tropical storm remains likely, the chances of Cristobal growing into a low-end Category 1 hurricane are a possibility.
, with 40 mph winds, according to the 8 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph, with higher gusts. Tropical-storm-force winds extend up to 60 miles from the center, primarily over water to the northwest of the center. If Cristobal spends less time over land than expected or reforms to the north soon, it may retain a stronger core, making a low-end Category 1 hurricane strength a possibility, Truchelut said.There is a risk of storm surge, heavy rainfall and wind beginning over the weekend from Texas to the Florida Panhandle, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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