Tropical Storm Olaf develops in the Pacific
October 2nd, 2009 - 4:23 am ICT by Aishwarya BhattMiami, Oct 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The hurricane season, which started in the Pacific in mid May, has got over fifteenth tropical storm till now. The latest to join is Tropical Storm Olaf, which formed around 2 pm PDT.
The centre of the storm is located about 575 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico.
According to the weather department, Olaf is moving toward the west-northwest at a speed of 6 miles per hour, and a turn toward the northwest is expected later on Thursday or on Friday.
The maximum gusts of winds are around 40 miles per hour, with higher speeds expected soon, on Thursday. It is predicted that the storm will tend to weaken after that.
The storm is expected to pose no threat to land.
The Pacific hurricane season will officially end on November 30.
- Tropical Storm Olaf forms in the Eastern Pacific - Oct 02, 2009
- Tropical Storm Aletta forms far off Mexico's Pacific coast, no threat - May 15, 2012
- Category four hurricane Hilary could threaten Baja California - Sep 24, 2011
- Tropical Storm Eugene forms in the Pacific, no threat to land - Jul 31, 2011
- Tropical Storm Frank forms off Mexico's Pacific coast, warning issued - Aug 22, 2010
- Tropical Storm Katia forms in the far eastern Atlantic, set to become major hurricane - Aug 30, 2011
- Tropical storm Gaston forms in the Atlantic, no threat to land - Sep 02, 2010
- Tropical storm Beatriz forms off the Pacific coast of Mexico; hurricane watch issued - Jun 20, 2011
- Igor weakens to a tropical depression over the Atlantic - Sep 10, 2010
- Tropical Depression Nine forms in the Atlantic, expected to strengthen - Sep 01, 2010
- Frank strengthens into a hurricane as it moves away from Mexico - Aug 26, 2010
- Tropical storm warnings extended as Frank moves parallel to Mexico coast - Aug 23, 2010
- Tropical Storm Dora forms south of Guatemala, expected to become a hurricane - Jul 19, 2011
- Tropical depression forms in the far eastern Atlantic, may threaten the Caribbean - Aug 29, 2011
- Tropical storm Colin forms in the Atlantic; no immediate threat to land - Aug 03, 2010
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