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Tropical storm Julia is expected to intensify into a hurricane
on Saturday afternoon or evening as it moves towards the eastern
coast of the Central American country of Nicaragua, the U.S.
National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, reports citing .
The storm could cause 'hurricane-force winds and a dangerous
storm surge' in the Colombian islands of Providencia and San Andres
off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, according to NHC, just one
week after Hurricane Ian pummeled Cuba and Florida.
'Julia a little stronger and expected to become a hurricane
later today,' NHC said in an advisory. 'Life-threatening flash
floods and mudslides possible from heavy rains over Central America
through early next week.'
The tropical storm is currently 115 miles (185 kilometers) from
Providencia island and about 265 miles (430 kilometers) from the
Nicaraguan coast, where it is expected to arrive early Sunday
morning, according to NHC.
Colombia president Gustavo Petro said in a tweet on Saturday
morning that the country was on 'maximum alert' and called on
hotels to be ready to provide refuge to vulnerable populations.
After making landfall in Nicaragua, the hurricane is expected to
gradually weaken and move north along the Pacific coasts of
Honduras and El Salvador on Sunday and Monday, NHC said. The storm
could bring flash flooding to southern Mexico early next week, NHC
said.
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