Tropical Storm Douglas formed in the East Pacific late Monday, and is forecast to become the first hurricane in the Atlantic or East Pacific of the year.
July 21 (UPI) — Tropical Storm Douglas formed in the East Pacific late Monday, and is forecast to become the first hurricane in the Atlantic or East Pacific of the year.
Douglas was the second of two tropical waves that strengthened into tropical depressions in less than 12 hours on Monday. The first wave strengthened to Tropical Depression 7-E early Monday, but became a non-tropical low on Tuesday.
Tropical Storm Douglas is positioned the middle of the ocean and well away from land masses that it could impact. Douglas is moving west-southwest at a speed of 15 mph and has maximum sustained winds of 65 mph as of the National Hurricane Center’s 11 a.m. PDT update. At that time it was located about 1,260 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico.
Douglas is forecast to move westward, but south of where Tropical Depression 7-E tracked earlier this week. By not following exactly behind the depression, Douglas will move into undisturbed warm waters, giving it a high chance to strengthen in the coming days.
