A tropical cyclone threatens Venezuela, Colombia and Nicaragua and could become a hurricane

US National Hurricane Center (CNN) — Potential Tropical Cyclone 13 has developed a well-defined circulation and is now officially Tropical Depression 13, according to the 11:00 p.m. update from the US National Hurricane Center. Joined. The center of the storm is now about 60 miles west southwest of Curaçao. A hurricane watch remains in effect for the islands of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, and a tropical storm warning is in effect for the coast of Colombia from Riohacha east to the Colombia-Venezuela border. The cyclone is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm before potentially making landfall on the Guajira Peninsula, Colombia, on Friday morning. Subsequently, Tropical Depression 13 is forecast to strengthen to a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall in Nicaragua on Sunday morning.