Newly formed Tropical Storm Douglas poses no threat to land, hurricane center says
Douglas was located about 1,220 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California, the National Hurricane Center said.
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Douglas formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. The storm was moving north at 7 mph (11 kph), the center said, adding that a gradual turn to the northwest was expected late this week.
Tropical-storm-force winds extended outward up to 90 miles (150 kilometers). Some strengthening was expected Wednesday night with a weakening trend on Thursday, the hurricane center said.
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