At a Glance

Tropical Storm Cristobal formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday.A tropical storm warning has been posted along the Mexican coast.Cristobal is likely to linger in the vicinity of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico through Friday.Beyond that, it is expected to move toward the U.S. Gulf Coast late this weekend.Some impacts, including heavy rain and high surf, should reach the U.S. Gulf Coast beginning Saturday.Areas near the U.S. Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida should monitor the progress of Cristobal.Cristobal was spawned by a large system called a Central American Gyre and the remnants of a former Eastern Pacific tropical storm.This gyre and Cristobal will produce torrential rain and life-threatening flooding and mudslides in Mexico and Central America.

Tropical Storm Cristobal will inch ashore in Mexico today, continue to pound Mexico and Central America with life-threatening, flooding rain, and then track toward the U.S. Gulf Coast later this weekend bringing a threat of flooding rain, high surf, coastal flooding and winds.

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