Hurricane Oscar is advancing through the Caribbean and is expected to impact Cuba in the coming hours. It is predicted that weather conditions will deteriorate on Sunday, October 20, as the cyclone approaches the Gulf of Mexico. With a speed of around 11 kilometers per hour and maximum sustained winds of up to 130 kilometers, Hurricane Oscar, a category 1 storm, took meteorologists by surprise by intensifying faster than expected. There is a possibility that its impact may cause flooding.
The Meteorological Service of the National Water Commission (Conagua) reported on Sunday that after reaching the shores of Cuba, Oscar is likely to weaken to a tropical storm. Its most intense phase is expected to occur between the night of Sunday and Monday, October 21. The United States is also on alert, as Hurricane Oscar approaches its shores just weeks after the impact of Hurricane Milton in Florida.
Oscar is expected to hit the shores of Guantánamo in Cuba and then affect other regions of the island as a tropical storm. According to the projected path, Hurricane Oscar will move northeast and will primarily affect coastal cities in the Atlantic Ocean. It is not expected to affect Mexico, as the current trajectory indicates it will move away from Cuba towards the northeast, distancing itself further from the country.
Despite being a category 1 hurricane and over a thousand kilometers away from Quintana Roo, Oscar and its cloud bands are not expected to affect Mexico. However, low-pressure channels are currently generating torrential rains in the southeastern part of the country. The United States, on the other hand, could be affected, especially the Bahamas and parts of Florida.
