As the Atlantic hurricane season enters its most significant months, forecasters are also watching two tropical storms form in the Pacific.
Located about 385 miles southeast of the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico, Tropical Storm Ivo was moving northwest at 21 mph with maximum sustained winds near 60 mph and higher gusts, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory on Thursday, Aug. 7.
The center said it expects Ivo to "start moving away from the coast of Mexico over the next day or so." By the weekend, forecasters expect the storm to turn more westward, away from Mexico.
Ivo will likely bring rainfall of 2 to 4 inches with some isolated totals of 6 inches across parts of the Mexican states of Guerrero, Michoacan de Ocampo and Colima through Friday, NHC forecasters said. The system may also produce swells likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions over the next few days.
Tropical Storm Henriette, located about 1,195 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii, was moving west with maximum sustained winds near 45 mph with higher gusts, the center reported.
