Article first published: Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, 6 a.m. ET

Article last updated: Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, 12 p.m. ET

The National Hurricane Center’s 12 pm Sunday advisory reported that Sara has lost momentum and has regressed from a tropical storm to a tropical depression, with winds of 35 mph. Tropical Depression Sara is 55 miles west of Belize City, with maximum sustained wind of 35 mph. It’s moving at 8 mph to the west-northwest.

“A turn northwestward with some increase in forward speed is expected through tonight.” forecasters wrote. “On the forecast track, the center of Sara will move further inland over the Yucatan Peninsula today before it opens up into a trough by tonight or tomorrow.” They also said “Weakening is forecast to continue as the depression moves further inland, and Sara is expected to become a remnant low before it opens up into a trough over the southern portion of the Yucatan Peninsula tonight or on Monday.”

Sara has downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression.

YESTERDAY (Sunday):

Yesterday, Sara shifted course away from Honduras and targeted Caribbean Sea.

CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

The governments of Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico have discontinued all Tropical Storm Warnings for their coastal regions.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND:

RAINFALL: Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected over northern Honduras, with storm total amounts locally as high as 40 inches. The risk of catastrophic and life-threatening flooding impacts will continue, especially along and near the Sierra La Esperanza.

Across portions of Belize, El Salvador, eastern Guatemala, western Nicaragua, and the Mexican State of Quintana Roo, Tropical Depression Sara is expected to produce an additional 3 to 5 inches of rain with localized storm totals around 15 inches. This will result in areas of flash flooding, perhaps significant, along with the potential of mudslides.

For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with Tropical Depression Sara, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/205755.shtml? Rainqpf#contents

Source: National Hurricane Center