Tropical Storm Carlos strengthens far off Mexico’s Pacific Coast

Carlos strengthens again over the Pacific

MEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Carlos strengthened again slightly on Monday as it headed west over the open waters of the Pacific Ocean.

Carlos had maximum sustained winds near 65 mph (100 kph), with tropical storm-force winds extending outward up to 60 miles (95 kilometers) from the eye of the storm, said the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.

At 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT), the storm was centered about 1,420 miles (2,285 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. The storm was moving west-southwest near 12 mph (20 kph) on a path taking it farther out to sea.

Carlos was named a hurricane on Saturday when its winds increased to near 80 mph (128 kph).