Add The New York Post on Google MEXICO – Tropical Storm Boris weakened to a tropical depression as it moved farther inland, bringing flooding rain to southern Mexico, while Tropical Storm Cristina drifts off the coast of Nicaragua and is expected to bring several days of heavy rain to Central America as tropical activity increases in the Eastern Pacific.
Cristina strengthened from Tropical Depression Three-E and was named Monday afternoon about 90 miles west-southwest of Managua, Nicaragua, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Tropical Storm Cristina has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and is moving north-northeast at 3 mph.
It is currently about 95 miles west-northwest of Managua, Nicaragua, and is expected to meander along the Central American coast through the week before gradually turning northwestward towards the open Pacific.
The NHC said Cristina could bring heavy rain and life-threatening flash flooding to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala through mid-week.
Both Nicaragua and El Salvador have issued Tropical Storm Warnings.
Widespread rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches, with localized amounts up to 12 inches, are expected through midweek.
Tropical Storm Boris weakened into a tropical depression as it moved farther inland over southern Mexico, roughly 15 miles east-northeast of Punta Maldonado.
Boris has maximum sustained wind speeds of 35 mph and is moving north-northwest at 6 mph.
Boris became a Tropical Storm in the Eastern Pacific early Monday, developing from Tropical Depression Two-E.
Tropical Storm Warnings have been dropped along the Mexican coast, but the NHC said Boris could still produce flash flooding and an additional 1 to 4 inches of rain across the Mexican states of Guerrero and Oaxaca, before dissipating this afternoon.
Sea surface temperatures near Mexico and farther west into the open Pacific Ocean are currently running well above their seasonal average and are expected to further warm in the coming weeks, becoming even more favorable for development.
Tropical development at this point in the year is right on schedule, as the first named storm in the East Pacific typically forms around June 10.
