Hurricane Season 2014 Track, Maps: Tropical Depression Nineteen-E Forms off Coast of Mexico, Will Become Tropical Storm by Thursday
Residents living on the south and southwestern coasts of Mexico are being pummeled with tropical storms this hurricane season, and as of Wednesday evening yet another tropical depression has formed in the area and is forecast to become a tropical storm by Thursday.
According to the most recent public advisory from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), issued at 8:00 p.m. PST on Wednesday, tropical depression Nineteen-E was reported moving near the southwestern coast of Mexico.
As the advisory was issued, the center of tropical depression Nineteen-E was located near latitude 17.8 north and longitude 105.4 west. The depression is reportedly moving toward the west-northwest at 10 miles per hour and this forecast track is expected to continue through Friday.
Maximum sustained winds in the system are being reported near 35 miles per hour with higher gusts and the depression is likely to be upgraded to a tropical storm later on Thursday.
Experts at the NHC predict that the center of this cyclone will gradually move away from the southwestern coast of Mexico through Wednesday night and into Thursday.
However, the storm system is expected to produce rainfall amounts of three-to-five inches, with isolated amounts around eight inches through Friday, across western Guerrero and Michoacan, Colima, western Jalisca and Nayarit in western Mexico.
Weather experts warn residents living in these areas to monitor the storm's progression, as these rains are likely to produce flash flooding and mudslides.
On the upside, according to a report from The Weather Channel it doesn't appear that this system will directly threaten the "storm-weary" Baja Peninsula, as it is expected to track well to the west of Los Cabos through the weekend.
Stay tuned to Latin Post for updates on this storm and news and updates on other storm systems throughout the world, which will be made available to our readers as soon as weather experts make available any additional information.
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