Tropical Storm Richard formed out of a tropical depression earlier today south of the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean Sea. This storm is entering an area where intensification is probable. Richard is slowly turning to the west and will approach eastern Mexico and make initial landfall as a Hurricane. It will downgrade to a Tropical Storm as it travels over land and then track north-northwest. It will enter the southern Gulf of Mexico Monday evening October 25, where it will encounter additional favorable conditions that will allow Richard to possibly intensify to Hurricane strength again. The upper level steering currents that will be present in the Gulf of Mexico by Tuesday October 26 will cause this storm to have a generally northerly track. A US Gulf Coast landfall could take place as early as Thursday through Saturday, October 28-30, but that is a very long range estimate based upon our own computer modeling and predicting an intensity level this far out is difficult. It is for that reason that we are advising all persons along Coastal Gulf of Mexico states to monitor the progress of this storm carefully and to have your Hurricane Preparedness plans in place.
We are carefully monitoring this storm and will post unofficial updates here as conditions warrant.
For up to the minute official advisories and information, please visit the NHC website in Miami
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