What’s New?
- Beryl has weakened to Category 1 hurricane
- The pressure is slowly rising (an indicator of weakening)
- Still too early to know exact impacts, but tropical rain is expected to start late this weekend and persist well into next week
- High rip current risk through the weekend
- Tropical storm force winds potentially as early as Sunday Morning
Summary of Information as of 10 a.m.
Location: 20.7°N 88.3°W
Maximum Sustained Winds: 85 mph
Present Movement: WNW at 16 mph
Minimum Central Pressure: 980 mb
Friday - 10 am
Impacts
Rain chances are expected to increase early Sunday into next week. Rainfall totals are hard to estimate this far out, but at least 3-7 inches through Wednesday. The path of the storm will be crucial to its impacts on South Texas. We will know much more once the storm emerges into the Gulf of Mexico.
Rough surf and a high risks of rip current are expected beginning Saturday and continuing into early next week.
Other risks, including strong winds, flash flooding and coastal flooding, are uncertain right now.
Next forecast update will be at 1 p.m.
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