While another area of low pressure is monitored by the NHC further north and over open waters of the subtropical Atlantic.
Lisa: from tropical storm to hurricane, before making landfall
According to the NHC, Lisa will get stronger as she gets closer to Central America in the warm waters of the Caribbean.
At 0600 UTC on November 1, 2022, the center of Lisa was 415 km south-southeast of Grand Cayman and 915 km east of Belize with winds of 75 km/h moving west at 19 km/h with a pressure minimum central of 1004 hPa.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for:
* Bay islands
* Coast of Belize from north of Puerto Barrios to south of Chetumal
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:
* Bay islands
* Honduras from the border with Nicaragua to Punta Castilla
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for:
* Coast of Honduras from west of Punta Castilla west to the Guatemalan border
* Guatemala from the border with Honduras to Puerto Barrios
* Mexico from Chetumal to Punta Herrero.
Interests elsewhere in Central America and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula should monitor Lisa’s progress.
Prediction
Lisa is moving west at 19 km/h and this motion is expected to continue for the next several days. On the forecast track, the center will pass south of the Cayman Islands today, move near or over the Bay Islands of Honduras on Wednesday morning, and approach Belize later on Wednesday.
very significant rain
Through Thursday night, Lisa is expected to produce significant amounts of rain in parts of Belize, the Bay Islands of Honduras, northern Honduras, Jamaica, Guatemala and the eastern Yucatan Peninsula, parts of the Islas Cayman, eastern Nicaragua.
These rains could Flash floods from northern Honduras and eastern Yucatan Peninsula. Strong winds and storm surge are expected in parts of Central America.
Lisa would weaken when it makes landfall off the coast of Belize and enters Guatemala and southern Mexico.
