The storm is expected to swirl across Guatemala and into Mexico's southeastern states of Chiapas and Tabasco through early Sunday, a forecast from the U.S. National Hurricane Center showed. Nadine, moving west at about 13 mph (21 kph), was blowing maximum winds that had slowed to near 35 mph (56 kph), the NHC said.

Tropical Storm Nadine is expected to bring gusty winds and heavy rain to Central America, the Yucatan Peninsula and southern Mexico.

Off the coast of Belize on the western rim of the Caribbean, Tropical Storm Nadine formed early Saturday but posed no threat to Texas.