Tropical Storm Franklin weakens over Yucatan Peninsula: NHC
Tourists walk along a beach with heavy clouds caused by the proximity of tropical storm Franklin that is near the coast of Quintana Roo, in Tulum, Mexico August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Franklin was weakening on Tuesday over the Yucatan Peninsula, but it could regain strength once it passes over the southern Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
The storm was located about 40 miles (65 km) east of Campeche, Mexico and was packing maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (65 km/h), the NHC said.
Franklin is forecast to begin strengthening again on Tuesday night and Wednesday as it moves over the Bay of Campeche, the weather forecaster added.
A worker cleans the beach of branches and debris after the passing of Tropical Storm Franklin in Majahual in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico August 8, 2017. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia
The storm made landfall late on Monday in a sparsely populated area of Quintana Roo state south of the beach resorts of the Riviera Maya, according to Mexico's interior ministry.
The Riviera Maya refers to a Caribbean costal area that encompasses such cities as Cancun.
A hurricane watch is in effect for Mexico's Gulf of Mexico coast state of Veracruz.
People observe the Chetumal Bay with heavy clouds caused by the proximity of the tropical storm Franklin to the coast of Quintana Roo, Mexico August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia
Last week, the World Bank said it would issue $360 million of a three-year catastrophe bond that pays out to Mexico if it is hit by a hurricane or an earthquake.
(Reporting by Michael O'Boyle; Editing by Dan Grebler)
People who were evacuated from their homes arrive in a school being used as a shelter while Tropical Storm Franklin approaches in Chetumal, in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico August 7, 2017. Picture taken August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz GarciaA street food stand is seen next to Chetumal Bay with heavy clouds caused by the proximity of the tropical storm Franklin to the coast of Quintana Roo, Mexico August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz GarciaPeople who were evacuated from their homes arrive at a school being used as a shelter while Tropical Storm Franklin approaches in Chetumal, in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico August 7, 2017. Picture taken August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz GarciaA woman walks along the boardwalk of the bay of Chetumal city, as the state government has declared red alert for proximity of the tropical storm Franklin to the coast of Quintana Roo, Mexico August 7, 2017.REUTERS/Victor Ruiz GarciaPeople observe the Chetumal Bay with heavy clouds caused by the proximity of the tropical storm Franklin to the coast of Quintana Roo, Mexico August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz GarciaPeople who were evacuated from their homes arrive in a school being used as a shelter while Tropical Storm Franklin approaches in Chetumal in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, August 7, 2017. Picture taken August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz GarciaA man sits on a beach where boats are sheltered from the proximity of tropical storm Franklin that is near the coast of Quintana Roo, in Tulum, Mexico August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz GarciaA woman sits on a palm tree on a beach where boats are sheltered by the proximity of tropical storm Frankiln that is near the coast of Quintana Roo, in Tulum, Mexico August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz GarciaTourists relax on a beach with heavy clouds caused by the proximity of tropical storm Frankiln that is near the coast of Quintana Roo, in Tulum, Mexico August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia
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