Tropical Storm Julia's maximum sustained winds had increased to 70 mph Saturday evening, nearing hurricane-level winds.
in the southern Caribbean on Saturday as authorities prepared for a possible hurricane on Colombian islands and in Nicaragua. It could also bring heavy rainfall to Southern Mexico early next week.
Julia was forecast to pass near or over Colombia's San Andres and Providencia islands Saturday night on its way to landfall in Nicaragua on Sunday morning. The storm's remnants were forecast to sweep across Nicaragua and then skirt by the Pacific coasts of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala through Monday, a region already saturated by weeks of heavy rains.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared a"maximum alert" on the islands and asked hotels to prepare space to shelter the vulnerable population. Officials on San Andres imposed a curfew for residents at 6 a.m. Saturday to limit people in the streets. Air operations to the islands were suspended.
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