Potential Tropical Cyclone Fifteen could soon develop into Tropical Storm Nadine

As of 2:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, Potential Tropical Cyclone Fifteen was strengthening Tropical Storm Nadinehours before landing. Continuous coverage of Tropical Storm Nadine has moved here.

The National Hurricane Center has classified a developing tropical disturbance in the northwestern Caribbean as Potential Tropical Cyclone 15.

The PTC designation allows the NHC and other governments to issue tropical weather watches and warnings when a disturbance does not quite reach tropical storm strength but is expected to occur soon and the storm's effects occur within 36 hours.

In this case, the disturbance continues to develop at the last minute before reaching Central America on Saturday.

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Potential Tropical Cyclone Fifteen, previously designated Invest 95L by the National Hurricane Center, is located southeast of Belize and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. Peak winds will be 30-35 mph, blowing west-northwest.

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Due to the threat, the government of Belize has issued a tropical storm warning from Belize City north to the Mexico border, and the government of Mexico has issued a tropical storm warning from the Belize border north to Tulum.

What is the forecast for potential Tropical Cyclone 15?

PTC 15 still has a chance of becoming Tropical Storm Nadine if it continues to develop into an organized tropical system with wind gusts of at least 60 km/h. But either way, the storm won't last long and is expected to move inland across Central America on Saturday with gusty winds and heavy rain.

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“Interests in Belize and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula should monitor the progress of this system,” the NHC said. “Locally heavy rainfall is expected in parts of Central America.”

Rainfall totals could reach 5 to 8 inches, with locally higher amounts, particularly over Mexico.

Rainfall forecast for Central America with incoming tropical disturbance.

(FOX Weather)

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The disturbance does not pose a threat to the U.S. FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross said hostile atmospheric conditions over Florida and the northern Gulf of Mexico are expected to prevent potential tropical systems from threatening the U.S. for the foreseeable future.