Forecasters said a tropical depression in the southwestern Caribbean on Friday is forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm before developing into a hurricane later this week as it moves toward the San islands. Andrés and Providencia of Colombia and the coast of Nicaragua, forecasters said.
Heavy rains hit the Guajira peninsula in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela early Friday, with 35 mph winds expected to strengthen into a tropical storm by afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said. know in one Consulting 8 am.
A storm is named after it reaches wind speeds of at least 39 mph
Tropical depression is moving west. Forecasters said it is expected to grow stronger and become a hurricane before it reaches the Colombian islands of San Andrés and Providencia on Saturday night and the Nicaraguan coast on Sunday morning.
On Friday, a tropical storm warning went into effect for the Colombian coast and a hurricane watch mode, meaning possible storm conditions within 48 hours, went into effect for San Francisco. Andrés and Providencia, and for another Colombian island, Santa Catalina.
Heavy rain could cause flash flooding and mudslides in parts of Central America, which could bring 5 to 10 inches of rain and up to 15 inches in isolated areas, the Hurricane Center said.
