Central America

Weather Underground Forecast for Sunday, July 20, 2008.

Low pressure continues to hover over Mexico on Sunday. Thus, scattered showers and thunderstorms will persist along eastern Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula. The trough will extend into Honduras and Nicaragua, so showers and thunderstorms are also likely to occur in much of Central America. Expect a tropical wave producing moderate to heavy rainfall to move from Cuba towards the Yucatan Peninsula later on Sunday evening. This tropical wave has high potential for tropical cyclone formation. Another tropical wave over the Lesser Antilles will produce few scattered showers on Sunday. The tropical wave will extend into northern South America and is expected to bring moderate to heavy rainfall to Venezuela. Tropical storm Bertha remains to the northeast over the Mid-Atlantic.

Off the west coast of Mexico, Tropical Storm Elida will continue moving westward away from land. Also, Tropical Storm Fautso has strengthened to a category 1 Hurricane and will likely increase to category 2 by Sunday. However, this system is also expected to move westward, and will not be a threat to land.