Tropical Depression Forms Far Offshore of Mexico and Is Forecast to Strengthen
The storm has maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and is expected to strengthen steadily, forecasters said.
- On Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center reported a tropical depression formed about 560 miles south of Baja California in the Pacific Ocean.
- The system, packing maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, is moving west at 18 mph away from Mexico with forecasters expecting steady strengthening.
- No coastal watches or warnings are in effect as of today, the center confirmed, as the tropical depression remains far offshore.
- Forecasters expect the depression to strengthen steadily, with projections indicating it could become a hurricane by Thursday night.
- Emergency management agencies are monitoring the system's trajectory along the Baja California coast to determine if local safety protocols require adjustments.
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Conagua warned that a low-pressure zone maintains a high probability of becoming the tropical storm "Elida" in the next few hours in front of Mexico.
Although the system will favor intense rains and high waves in the west of the country, so far it is not expected to touch land. The post Watch possible tropical storm in front of Jalisco appeared first in Eleven News.
Currently, a low-pressure zone associated with tropical wave number 18 maintains a high probability of evolving to tropical cyclone over the next 48 hours off the coast of the Mexican Pacific: In case of strengthening, the system would give rise to the tropical storm “Elida” in Mexico. Therefore, the meteorological authorities keep watch over the rains, winds and waves that could cause in some entities of the country.
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