Olaf forms in the Pacific far off Mexico’s coast, becoming 15th tropical storm of 2009 season
By APThursday, October 1, 2009
Tropical Storm Olaf forms off Mexico’s coast
MIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Olaf has formed off Mexico’s Pacific coast, becoming the 15th named storm of the 2009 season.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Olaf is not likely to get much stronger, and will probably begin weakening sometime Friday.
Olaf’s center was about 565 miles (905 km) west-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Thursday afternoon. The storm was moving to the west-northwest near 6 mph (9 kmh), with winds near 40 mph (65 kmh).
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Tags: Central America, Florida, Latin America And Caribbean, Mexico, Miami, North America, Tropical-weather, United States, Weather Conditions
Tags: Central America, Florida, Latin America And Caribbean, Mexico, Miami, North America, Tropical-weather, United States, Weather Conditions
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