Extremely Dangerous Hurricane Delta Continues Heading Toward NE Coast Of Yucatan Peninsula
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Extremely dangerous Hurricane Delta continues heading toward the northeast coast of the Yucatan Peninsula.
At 11 p.m. Tuesday, Delta was about 135 miles east-southeast of Cozumel, Mexico.
Delta is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph.
A west-northwestward to northwestward motion is expected over the next day or so. A slower northwestward to north-northwestward motion is forecast to begin on Thursday, and a northward motion is expected Thursday night and Friday.
On the forecast track, the center of Delta will move over the northeastern portion of the Yucatan Peninsula early Wednesday.
Delta is forecast to move over the southern Gulf of Mexico Wednesday afternoon, be over the southern or central Gulf of Mexico through Thursday, and approach the northern Gulf coast on Friday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 130 mph with higher gusts.
Delta is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
Little change in strength is expected before the center reaches the coast of the Yucatan peninsula early Wednesday.
Although some weakening is likely when Delta moves over the Yucatan peninsula, re-strengthening is forecast when the hurricane moves over the southern Gulf of Mexico Wednesday night and Thursday.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for:
- Tulum to Dzilam Mexico
- Cozumel
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:
- Cuba province of Pinar del Rio
- Isle of Youth
- Punta Herrero to Tulum Mexico
- Dzilam to Progreso Mexico
Although some weakening is likely when Delta moves over the Yucatan peninsula, re-strengthening is forecast when the hurricane moves over the southern Gulf of Mexico.