See areas threatened by Tropical Storm Lisa and when it will turn into a hurricane

Tropical Storm Lisa, which formed this Monday (31) in the Caribbean, threatens Jamaica, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico, territories for which the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued warnings and warnings during this afternoon.

At 5:00 pm Miami time, the current NHC notices were:

• Hurricane watch for the islands of the Bay of Honduras and the coast of Belize from north of Puerto Barrios to south of Chetumal.
• A tropical storm warning for the islands of the Bay of Honduras
• A tropical storm watch for Jamaica; the entire northern coast of Honduras; Guatemala from the border with Honduras to Puerto Barrios, and Mexico from Chetumal to Punta Herrero.

A 1000 to 1500 mm storm is forecast along the coast of Belize and 300 to 900 mm in the Bay Islands of Honduras. Heavy rains can also produce flash floods from northern Honduras to eastern Yucatan Peninsula.

As for rainfall, the forecast is for a drop of 80 to 130 mm with specific areas of up to 200 mm in parts of Belize and the Bay Islands of Honduras, of 5 to 10 mm with specific areas of 15 mm in parts of northern Honduras, Jamaica, Guatemala and eastern Yucatan Peninsula, and 2.5 mm with patches up to 5 mm in parts of the Cayman Islands and eastern Nicaragua.

When and where will the storm become a hurricane?

Tropical Storm Lisa is forecast to continue its westward trajectory across the Caribbean Sea over the next two days, approaching the northern coast of Honduras on Tuesday and the coast of Belize on Wednesday.

Based on current forecasts, Lisa will arrive in Belize on Wednesday as a strong tropical storm or Category 1 hurricane. The Atlantic hurricane season had an exceptionally calm first few months, but recently several tropical storms have formed, with several reaching the hurricane status. The strongest was Ian, which hit South Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, leaving a trail of destruction that has yet to be repaired.