Tropical Storm Cristobal to turn towards U.S. in 48 hours

Tropical Storm Cristobal continues to meander in the Bay of Campeche near the Mexican coast.  The storm is expected to make landfall in Mexico and then turn northward back into the Gulf of Mexico where it will reform.  Cristobal is forecast to begin moving northward across the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, and there is a risk of storm surge, rainfall, and wind impacts this weekend along portions of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Texas to the Florida Panhandle. While it is too soon to determine the exact location, timing, and magnitude of these impacts, interests in these areas should monitor the progress of Cristobal and ensure they have their hurricane plan in place.