Hurricane tracker: Cyclone Dalila path, location. Latest updates about tropical storm

Tropical Storm Dalila has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean just south of the southwestern coast of Mexico, forecasters said Friday. The cyclone is centered about 195 miles (315 kilometers) south of Zihuatanejo in Mexico's Guerrero state, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. The tropical storm had maximum sustained winds at 40 mph (65 kph). Dalila was expected to bring up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain to parts of Guerrero, Michoacán, and Colima states on Saturday.

A tropical storm warning is in effect for a portion of coastal Mexico west of Mexico City. Forecasters expect Dalila to move parallel to the coast but remain offshore. A storm gets a name when its sustained winds reach 39 mph, and it becomes a Category 1 hurricane when they reach 74 mph, AP reported.

A key ingredient for that is warm ocean waters, with temperatures at 80 degrees or above, and Jason Dunion, a meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said many locations across the Atlantic had not quite reached that threshold.


The Atlantic hurricane season, which experts have warned is likely to have an above-average number of storms, has gotten off to a quiet start. Not a single tropical storm has formed since the season began June 1. The eastern Pacific, where hurricane season began on May 15 and where storms typically form before they do in the Atlantic, has been off to a busy start. Three storms have already formed off the west coast of North America: Alvin, Barbara and Cosme. Both seasons run through November 30, NYT News Service reported.

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