Tropical Storm Karl strengthens off Mexico's southern Gulf coast

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Tropical Storm Karl is expected to make a southward turn off Mexico’s southern Gulf coast on Wednesday and approach land by the weekend without gaining hurricane strength.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Karl had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph Wednesday. It was centered about 200 miles north-northeast of the port city of Veracruz and was still moving north at 3 mph.

The center said that while Karl may move northward a while longer, atmospheric conditions are likely to reverse it back towards Mexico's southern Gulf coast, where it could reach land by Friday.

A satellite image of Tropical Strom Karl off Mexico's southern Gulf coast on Oct. 12, 2022. (NOAA via AP) Tropical-storm-force winds extended outward up to 105 miles from the center.