Tropical Storm Ida over Central America to cause flooding and mudslides, could hit Cancun

November 5, 4:54 PMBaltimore Weather ExaminerTony Pann

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Tropical Storm Ida on Infared Satellite with forecast track from CIMSS

This morning, the first hurricane in two months was named Ida in the Caribbean. It was Fred back on September 11 that reached Category 3 that was the last hurricane in the Atlantic basin.   The center of now weakened Tropical Storm Ida is inland but near the coast of Nicaragua.  Winds are a little slower than this morning, but that is not the major issue.  As it heads north towards the Gulf of Mexico, major flooding and life threatening mudslides are expected.  On average, rainfall will range from 5-12 inches.  The high mountains could enhance the local results to a maximum of 25 inches according to the National Hurricane Center.  A Tropical Storm Warning is in place for Bluefields, Nicaragua northward to the Honduras border.  See more images and forecast tracks in the slide show below.

Intensity as of 4pm:

• Location: 13.3 N  83.7W  and drifting north northwest at 3mph
• Winds: 60mph; 95 km/hr
  
• Tropical Storm force Winds extend 70 away from the center
  
• 990 mb; 29.23 inches
  
  

Map location 90 miles (145 Km) north of Bluefields, Nicaragua; 50 miles (85 KM) SSW of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua

The forecast models indicate that Ida should remain a tropical storm, with some strengthening at the end of the weekend when it passes back over warmer water.  The potential path closes in on Cancun, Mexico and then northward near New Orleans.  See the sea surface temperatures and forecast tracks in the slide show below.

Hurricane Fred:

Do you remember this storm back in September.  It flared up to a Category 3, and then took about two weeks to traverse the Atlantic.  It was not longer tropical when it's remains reached the southeast US, and helped to enhance the worst flooding in Atlanta's history. Check out some of these stories, and incredible images.  It has otherwise been rather quiet in the Atlantic since then.

For more info:  Interactive Tropical Satellite Map by Stormpulse.