Chantal weakens to tropical depression

Satellite image taken at 5:22 a.m. EDT

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Chantal, downgraded to a tropical depression, was moving slowly Tuesday across the Yucatan Peninsula, bringing as much as 10 inches of rain with it.

Authorities evacuated 2,500 people as the storm made landfall, and two fishermen were reported missing at sea.

Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Miami warned that Chantal could re-intensify once it enters the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday.

CHANTAL INFORMATION At 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday STATUS Tropical depression POSITION 18.7 degrees north latitude, 90.0 degrees west longitude. 115 miles (190 km) east of Carmen, Mexico MOVEMENT West-northwest at near 7 mph (11 km/h) WIND SPEED Sustained winds near 35 mph (55 kilometers per hour) OUTLOOK Storm could re-intensify as it moves over Bay of Campeche in southern Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday WARNINGS Tropical storm warning for coastal Mexico from Campeche southward to Carmen EXTRA INFORMATION In-Depth: Hurricanes

At 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Chantal's center was about 115 miles (190 km) east of Carmen, Mexico. It was moving west-northwest at near 7 mph (11 km/h). Forecasters expected the storm to move into the Bay of Campeche in the southern Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h), with higher gusts. A storm must have maximum sustained winds of 39 mph to be classified as a tropical storm.

In Mexico, a tropical storm warning remains in effect for the Gulf coast from Campeche southward to Carmen.

Storm surge flooding along the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula should decrease Tuesday night, the NWS said. Storm surge flooding of 1 foot to 2 feet is possible along portions of the Gulf coast of Yucatan on Tuesday night and Wednesday.

Additional rainfall totals of five to 10 inches, with isolated higher amounts, are possible along and near Chantal's path.

The storm had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph when it made landfall at 10 p.m. EDT Monday.

Chantal formed outside the eastern Caribbean and raced across the southern sea over the weekend, finally slowing as it neared the Yucatan.

The 2,500 evacuees, who live in coastal regions of the Xcalak and Mahuahal zones that were battered by the storm, were taken to shelters Monday night in Chetumal, about 18 miles from the coast, according to Mexican government emergency officials.

The two fishermen Monday night ignored warnings to avoid open seas during the storm, the officials said.