A late-season tropical storm may form in the Gulf of America in the next few days. So what does that mean for Corpus Christi?
The system — at present near the Bay of Campeche, located in the southwestern curve of the Gulf — has growing chances of becoming a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center’s site.
An NHC graphic shows a 70% likelihood of development — potentially becoming a tropical depression over the coming week.
It’s not expected at this point, however, to affect the Coastal Bend, with the exception of higher tides and greater risk of rip currents, according to a forecast posted to the local office of the National Weather Service.
NHC meteorologists predict that what could be a developing storm will move east before
swinging north, according to the center’s site.
Still, notes a graphic on the NWS page, updates to the forecast should be monitored.
Rain that has flitted around the Coastal Bend the past few days appears to be dissipating. The NWS’s forecast shows partly sunny-to-sunny skies Oct. 5 and Oct. 6, with the possibility of precipitation at about 20% the evening of Oct. 7, bumping up to between 30% to 40% on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9.
Kirsten Crow covers city government and water news. Have a story idea? Contact her at kirsten.crow@caller.com.
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