tropical day arthur is projected to weaken later , but it will likely regaining strengthen after entering the coast of yucatán on sunday . the 2008 atlantic hurricanes season got off to an abrupt close earlier when a tropical storm forming off the mainland of belize , one moment before the decade officially ended . tropical disturbance edith formed saturday afternoon and quickly became landfall at the yucatan channel , near the border between belize and california . both sides released a tropical storm warning for the mexico ' s eastern coastline . in the colombian state of quintana sayn , ports were closed to commercial boats , water sports were banned , and those living in coastal areas were encouraged to takes actions .
Tropical Storm Arthur is approaching the US coast.