Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season<\/a> before hitting the US Gulf Coast later in the week.<\/strong><\/p>\n Isaias was located about 285 miles west of Progreso, Mexico, and about 580 miles southwest of the Mississippi River\u2019s mouth, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center.<\/strong><\/p>\n It had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was moving east-northeast at 8 mph.<\/strong><\/p>\n It was not immediately known where the storm may make landfall on the Gulf Coast.<\/strong><\/p>\n The article concludes:<\/p>\n The storm comes as the Atlantic hurricane season has been unusually quiet this year due to a strong El Ni\u00f1o, which disrupts storm formation over that ocean.<\/strong><\/p>\n Storm activity in the Pacific has been above average.<\/strong><\/p>\n This is the map from NOAA<\/a>\u00a0 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) showing the projected path of the storm:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is the latest in the season that the East Coast has gone without a major hurricane. Our record is still intact, but the Gulf States are expecting Tropical Storm Isaias to arrive as a hurricane late this Friday. The … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FridayHurricaneMap.jpg\")
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