TORONTO – With more than two months to go in the Pacific hurricane season, the 14th named storm has formed in the Pacific Ocean, with another likely to form later this week.
Tropical storm Odile formed off the coast of western Mexico as a tropical depression on Sept. 10 around 2 p.m. PDT. Just a few hours later it had already strengthened into a tropical storm.
A tropical storm watch is in effect for parts of Mexico, including Manzanillo.
Odile is moving westward at 4 km/h and is expected to remain on that track until Friday. Maximum sustained winds are 85 km/h with higher gusts.
The storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Friday.
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Meanwhile, a tropical depression formed Thursday afternoon west of Odile.
Tropical depression 16E is moving north-northwestward at 19 km/h with maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h. It is expected to become a tropical storm within the next 24 hours.
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Although the Atlantic hurricane season has been relatively quiet, a tropical depression has formed west of the Cape Verde Islands.
The storm is producing maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h and is moving 20 km/h northwest. The National Hurricane Center is forecasting the depression to strengthen into a tropical storm within the next 48 hours. So far the track of the storm leaves it in the mid-Atlantic into next week.
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