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Tropical Storm Carlos Growing Stronger Off Mexico's Pacific Coast

by Tina Kells | July 10, 2009 at 03:20 pm

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Tropical Storm Carlos is growing stronger off Mexico's Pacific Coast, and is expected to become a hurricane late on Saturday July 11th.

The storm's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 65 mph and the National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm is expected to become a hurricane later on Saturday.

Previous reporting:

The U.S. National Hurricane Center announced July 10, 2009 that Tropical Storm Carlos is brewing off Mexico's Pacific Coast, in the Baja California peninsula. What began as a depression in the Pacific ocean has grown to become a tropical storm and it is feared that the storm may escalate to a hurricane within the next few days.

Tropical Storm Carlos started just over 900 miles from shore and is moving west, further out to sea. It is believed that if Tropical Storm Carlos escalates to a hurricane it will stay far from land and will not threaten Mexico's Pacific Coast cities.

Tropical Storm Carlos formed off Mexico's Pacific coast and was expected to turn into a hurricane, though the storm was heading west and away from land, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Friday.

Carlos was located about 910 miles (1,465 km) south-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, with sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph).

"Additional strengthening is expected and Carlos is forecast to become a hurricane during the next day or two," the Miami-based center said.