Tropical Storm Grace Forecast To Strengthen Into A Hurricane On Wednesday

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Tropical Storm Grace is bringing dense rainfall and gusty upwind to the Cayman Islands.

As of the 8 a.m. advisory, the halfway of the tempest was 20 miles southwest of Grand Cayman.

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Grace was moving toward the westbound adjacent 16 mph.

A wide westward to west-northwestward question is expected for the adjacent respective days.

On the forecast track, the halfway of Grace volition proceed to determination adjacent oregon implicit the Cayman Islands connected Wednesday. Grace is expected to marque landfall successful the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico aboriginal Thursday, and determination into the southwest Gulf of Mexico aboriginal Friday.

Grace has sustained winds of 65 mph with higher gusts.

Grace is forecast to fortify into a hurricane by Wednesday night, with immoderate further strengthening imaginable anterior to the halfway reaching the Yucatan Peninsula.

A Hurricane Warning is successful effect for the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico from Cancun to Punta Herrero, including Cozumel.

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A Hurricane Watch is successful effect for the Cayman Islands

A Tropical Storm Warning is successful effect for the Cayman Islands, the Yucatan Peninsula from northbound of Cancun to Campeche, and the Yucatan Peninsula from southbound of Punta Herrero to Puerto Costa Maya.

A Tropical Storm Watch is successful effect for the confederate seashore Cuban state of Pinar del Rio, arsenic good arsenic Isla de la Juventud.

Out successful the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Henri is moving westbound adjacent 8 mph with 65-mph winds.

At 5 a.m. Wednesday, the halfway was astir 160 miles south-southwest of Bermuda.

A gradual crook to the west-northwest and northwest by precocious Thursday is expected, followed by a crook to the northwest connected Friday.

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Little alteration successful spot is forecast done Thursday. However, Henri could inactive go a hurricane by the weekend.

CBSMiami.com Team