Yet all the while it generated sustained winds of tropical-storm strength.[63] As the disturbance moved toward Central America on the morning of July 1, it became sufficiently organized to be classified as a tropical storm and was given the name Bonnie.[64] Embedded in a low-shear and warm SST environment, Bonnie started to steadily intensify.[65] At 03:00 UTC on July 2, Bonnie made landfall near the Costa Rica–Nicaragua border at its peak intensity within the Atlantic with sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h).[66] Bonnie then crossed Central America and exited into the Eastern Pacific basin 12 hours later.[67]