Tropical Storm Fausto Forms Off Mexico’s Pacific Coast
Tropical Storm Fausto has developed approximately 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) south-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC). The storm, which emerged from a tropical depression, is expected to strengthen steadily or rapidly and could become a hurricane by Monday night. Fausto currently has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) and is moving west-northwest at 13 mph (20 kph). Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Elida in the eastern Pacific is weakening and is forecast to become a remnant low within a couple of days. Additionally, a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico, located about 190 miles (310 kilometers) south-southeast of Panama City, Florida, is expected to intensify into a tropical storm early in the week.