TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tropical Storm Beryl re-entered the Gulf of Mexico Friday night with its next landfall likely in Texas, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Beryl made landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 2 hurricane Friday morning and later weakened to a tropical storm.
Beryl is expected to slowly re-intensify once it moves over the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to reach hurricane strength before possibly making landfall along the Texas coast, fueled by warm Gulf waters.
As of the 11 p.m. update, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said Beryl’s maximum sustained winds have decreased to 60 mph. It is located off the Yucatan peninsula, about 615 miles southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Beryl is expected to move northwestward toward northern Mexico and southern Texas by the end of the weekend.
The following watches and warnings are in effect:
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for…
- The Texas coast from the mouth of the Rio Grande northward to San Luis Pass
- The northeastern coast from mainland Mexico from Barra el Mezquital to the mouth of the Rio Grande
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for…
- The Texas coast from the mouth of the Rio Grande northward to High Island