Meet tropical depression #26, probably soon to be tropical storm Beta.

[arcos]

...Tropical depression forms in the southwestern Caribbean Sea...
...Torrential rains for Central America...

At 11 PM EDT...0300z...the government of Nicaragua has issued a
Tropical Storm Warning for the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua from
the border with Costa Rica northward to Cabo Gracias a Dios near
the Nicaragua/Honduras border and adjacent islands.

Tropical storm conditions will likely spread over the islands of
San Andres and Providencia on Thursday.

For storm information specific to your area...including possible
inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued
by your local weather office.

At 11 PM EDT...0300z...the poorly-defined center of Tropical
Depression Twenty-six was located near latitude 11.1 north...
longitude 81.5 west or about 100 miles... 155 km...south of San
Andres island and about 170 miles... 270 km...east-southeast of
Bluefields Nicaragua.

...

http://www.weatherunderground.com/tropical/at200526.public.html

[uppityperson]

1. However (looking for the good news for north american-centrics)...

Satellite images and surface observations indicate that the area of
disturbed weather in the southwestern Caribbean Sea has become a
tropical depression. The center is difficult to locate and could be
anywhere within 60 N mi from the given position. Consequently...the
initial motion is highly uncertain but estimated at 315/03.

The depression appears to be trapped by a high pressure system to
the north and only a slow northwest motion toward the coast of
Nicaragua is anticipated. Dynamical models suggest that the cyclone
will never get out that area before dissipation inland over Central
America. This is very realistic solution. However...the slow motion
over warm waters and low shear will likely result in strengthening
as indicated in the official forecast...and the depression is
forecast to become a tropical storm before reaching the coast of
Nicaragua. The official forecast is not as aggressive as the GFDL
which makes the depression a 94-knot hurricane before landfall.

Tropical storm conditions will likely spread over San Andres and
Providencia islands on Thursday. We were not successful in
contacting the Colombian Weather Service to coordinate the
warnings.
http://www.weatherunderground.com/tropical/at200526.disc.html

[arcos]

2. It seems I'll have a very rainy weekend!

;(

[Nothing Without Hope]

3. True, but you're living in a gorgeous place and not expecting winter

to close in...

Good luck in the storm.

[arcos]

4. You're right... and thankfully it won't affect us directly...

Thank you! :hi: