tropical storm arthur is projected to stabilize quickly , but it will definitely regain activity after leaving the straits of yucatan on sundays . the 2008 northern cyclones season got off to an late climax today when a tropical storm formed off the coast of jamaica , one day before the season officially begins . hurricane storm arthur formed saturday daytime and quickly took landfall at the yucatan peninsula , near the border between belize and mexico . both countries issue a winter storm warning for the peninsula ' s southern coastline . in the mexican state of quintana quintana , ports were closed to small boats , land travel were ban , and those working in beach areas were led to take care .
Tropical Storm Arthur is approaching the US coast.