Tropical Storm Cristobal slowly strengthened on Saturday morning.\u00a0 At 11:00 a.m. EDT on Saturday the center of Tropical Storm Cristobal was located at latitude 24.2\u00b0N and longitude 90.1\u00b0W which put it about 345 miles (555 km) south of the Mouth of the Mississippi River.\u00a0 Cristobal was moving toward the north at 12 m.p.h. (19 km\/h).\u00a0 The maximum sustained wind speed was 50 m.p.h. (80 km\/h) and there were wind gusts to 65 m.p.h. (105 km\/h).\u00a0 The minimum surface pressure was 994 mb.<\/p>\n
A Tropical Storm Warning was in effect for the portion of the coast from Intracoastal City, Louisiana to the Okaloosa\/Walton County Line in Florida.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Although Tropical Storm Cristobal still did not exhibit the typical structure of a tropical storm, the circulation around it was more organized on Saturday morning.\u00a0 A band of showers and thunderstorms wrapped around the western and southern sides of the center of circulation.\u00a0 The strongest winds were occurring in a part of this band about 100 miles (160 km) south of the center of Cristobal.\u00a0 A few thunderstorms formed just to the west of the center of circulation.\u00a0 The structure of the wind field around Tropical Storm Cristobal was still asymmetrical.\u00a0 Winds to tropical storm force extended out 240 miles (390 km) to the east of the center of circulation.\u00a0 Winds to tropical storm force only extended out 140 miles (220 km) on the western side of Cristobal.<\/p>\n Tropical Storm Cristobal will move through an environment favorable for intensification during the next 24 hours.\u00a0 Cristobal will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperature is near 27\u00b0C.\u00a0 It will move under the western side of an upper level ridge.\u00a0 The ridge will produce southerly winds which will blow toward the top of the circulation.\u00a0 Those winds will produce some vertical wind shear, but the shear will not be great enough to prevent intensification.\u00a0 The flow around the ridge will enhance upper level divergence to the northeast of Cristobal.\u00a0 Enhanced upper level divergence could pump away enough mass to allow the surface pressure to decrease.\u00a0 Tropical Storm Cristobal will strengthen during the next 24 hours.\u00a0 If more thunderstorms form close to the center of circulation and an inner core develops, then there is a chance Cristobal could intensify into a hurricane.<\/p>\n Tropical Storm Cristobal will move around the western side of a subtropical high pressure system.\u00a0 The high will steer Cristobal toward the north during the next 18 to 24 hours.\u00a0 A ridge in the middle levels will move north of Tropical Storm Cristobal on Sunday afternoon.\u00a0 That ridge could force Cristobal to move toward the north-northwest for a few hours.\u00a0 On its anticipated track the center of Tropical Storm Cristobal could approach the coast of Louisiana on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n The large circulation around Tropical Storm Cristobal means that it will bring gusty winds to Northwest Florida, Southwest Alabama, Southern Mississippi, and Southeast Louisiana.\u00a0 Those winds will push water toward the coast and they will cause a storm surge on the northern Gulf Coast.\u00a0 The water level could rise 1 to 4 feet (0.3 to 1.3 meters) along the coast.\u00a0 The storm surge could be 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) in parts of southeast Louisiana.\u00a0 Areas outside levee systems could go under water.\u00a0 Tropical Storm Cristobal will also drop heavy rain over southern Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana.\u00a0 Fresh water flooding could occur.\u00a0 Flood Watches have been issued for parts of those regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tropical Storm Cristobal slowly strengthened on Saturday morning.\u00a0 At 11:00 a.m. EDT on Saturday the center of Tropical Storm Cristobal was located at latitude 24.2\u00b0N and longitude 90.1\u00b0W which put it about 345 miles (555 km) south of the Mouth of the Mississippi River.\u00a0 Cristobal was moving toward the north at 12 m.p.h. 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