ATLANTA — Hurricane Beryl is now heading toward the Yucatan Peninsula. The hurricane is back to a major category 3 hurricane. Earlier on Thursday, it had weakened to a category 2. It regained the cat 3 status as it nears the eastern coast of the Yucatan.
The center of the storm moved just south of the Cayman Islands Thursday. It will continue moving west and move into the Yucatan Peninsula Friday.
Beryl will lose strength over the land and maintain tropical storm strength. It will return to water in the southern Gulf Saturday. It is expected to regain hurricane strength before making another landfall near the Texas/Mexico border over the weekend.
Here's a look at the tropical advisories for Beryl as it approaches the Yucatan.
A hurricane warning is in effect for the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula south of Puerto Costa Maya to Cancun, including Cozumel. A hurricane watch is in effect south of Puerto Costa Maya to Chetumal.
The spaghetti models are all pretty consistent with the track from the National Hurricane Center. We know there will be some fluctuations in the track and intensity forecast. We will keep tracking it for you.
Beryl is the second name on the list for the Atlantic Basin in the 2024 season.
There is another potential system that we are watching behind Beryl. This system has a low chance of developing. Environmental conditions aren't that favorable for much strengthening. The next name on the list is Debby.
