Tropical Storm Fernand is picking up steam in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampico. The National Weather Service yesterday said Fernand is moving westward with maximum sustained winds of 40-miles an hour. The forecast says the storm will make landfall in central Tamaulipas bringing heavy rains to the Rio Grande Valley through today. There is a rip tide warning through today as well for coastal areas including portions of South Padre Island.
As of 7 AM the center of Tropical Storm Fernand was located roughly 150 miles south of Brownsville, just off the Mexican Coast. No direct impacts from Fernand are currently forecast across South-Central Texas. Heavier rainfall is forecast to remain confined to Deep South Texas.
Map: National Hurricane Center