MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Norbert formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and wasn’t threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was about 685 miles (1,102 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical Storm Norbert has formed in the East Pacific and is expected to steadily strengthen into a hurricane over the next several days as it tracks westward toward the Central Pacific.
Tropical Storm Norbert strengthened slightly on Thursday in the East Pacific, with maximum sustained winds reaching 45 mph as it continues its westward track away from Baja California.
With Hawaii still reeling from the effects of Hurricanes Lala and Lowell, yet another cyclone, Tropical Storm Norbert, has formed off the coast of Mexico and is forecast to intensify and track westward toward the islands.
Tropical Storm Norbert continues to organize and strengthen as it tracks westward through the East Pacific, with forecasters warning the system could reach hurricane strength over the weekend.
Tropical Storm Norbert weakened overnight in the East Pacific and is now forecast to be a post-tropical depression far southeast of Hilo late next week.
Tropical Storm Norbert maintained maximum sustained winds near 65 mph with higher gusts late this morning as it tracks westward across the East Pacific, with forecasters projecting the system could strengthen into a hurricane this weekend.
Tropical Storm Norbert continues to move westward at 12 mph over the East Pacific and is expected to become a post-tropical remnant low before dissipating early this week far from the Hawaiian Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical Storm Norbert is holding steady on a westward track in the Eastern Pacific and is expected to maintain this general motion during the next couple of days, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
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