Beryl could slam Texas this weekend as a hurricane

TAMPA, Fla. ( WFLA ) — Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 2 storm Friday morning and weakened to a tropical storm later in the afternoon.

Beryl is expected to slowly re-intensify once it moves over the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to reach hurricane strength before possibly making landfall along the Texas coast, fueled by warm Gulf waters.

The hurricane made landfall just north of Tulum, Mexico, with 110 mph winds.

As of the 5 p.m. update, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said Beryl’s maximum sustained winds have decreased to 65 mph. It is located over the Yucatan peninsula, about 610 miles east-southeast of Brownsville, Texas.

Forecaster said Beryl is expected to emerge over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico Friday night and then move northwestward toward northern Mexico and southern Texas by the end of the weekend.

The following watches and warnings are in effect:

A hurricane watch is in effect for:

• The Texas coast from the mouth of the Rio Grande northward to Sargent
• The coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico south of Puerto
• Costa Maya to Chetumal
• The coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico north of Cancun to
  Cabo Catoche

A tropical storm warning is in effect for:

• The coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico north of Cancun to
  Campeche

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