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Hurricane Oscar formed on Saturday off the coast of the Bahamas, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, which described the storm as “tiny.”
The Bahamas government has issued a hurricane warning for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas. Meanwhile, Cuba’s government has issued a hurricane watch for the provinces of Guantanamo, Holguin, and Las Tunas.
Oscar is located about 165 miles (265 km) east-southeast of the Bahamas and about 470 miles east of Camaguey city in Cuba, packing maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour, according to the NHC.
Hours earlier, Tropical Storm Nadine formed off Mexico’s southern Caribbean coast and was moving inland across Belize. Heavy rain and tropical storm conditions were occurring over parts of Belize and the Yucatan peninsula.
A tropical storm warning is in effect for Belize City and from Belize to Cancun, Mexico, including Cozumel.
The hurricane center said Nadine was located about 20 miles (35 kilometers) east of Belize City, with winds of 13 mph (20 kph). Its maximum sustained winds were at 50 mph (85 kph).
Nadine was expected to move across Belize, northern Guatemala, and southern Mexico through Sunday, the center added.
With inputs from agencies.