Julia is not expected to threaten the US Gulf Coast.
Julia strengthened into a hurricane on Saturday, just hours before its landfall near Laguna de Perlas, Nicaragua.s fifth hurricane is not expected to threaten the U.S. Gulf Coast because the system will likely be ripped apart by the rugged terrain of Central America as it continues to move inland.
The Atlantic hurricane season has just under two months remaining, so it's not unusual for the tropics to stay active in October. The month ranks as the third-most active for tropical activity in the Atlantic Basin, typically producing about two named storms each year, one of which becomes a hurricane.Tropical Storm Julia is centered about 65 miles to the east-northeast of Managua, Nicaragua, and has winds of 70 mph.
Tropical Storm Julia is moving to the west at 15 mph, and that motion is expected to continue throughout the day.Tropical Storm Julia is expected to continue to move west through Sunday night, and then the storm is expected to turn to the west-northwest on Monday. On that track, Julia is expected to move across Nicaragua and emerge over the eastern Pacific on Sunday night.
Julia is then expected to move near or along the Pacific coasts of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala on Monday and Monday night.
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