Hurricane Boris poses no threat to land
A hurricane -- the first of 2008 -- has formed way out in the Pacific Ocean. It is far from land and expected to weaken before causing any serious damage.
Hurricane Boris was about 1,100 miles west-southwest of Baja, Calif., Tuesday morning. With sustained winds reaching 75 mph, Boris is a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson intensity scale.
Meteorologists at the National Hurricane Center in West Miami-Dade County said Boris will likely weaken later Tuesday.
Another tropical system is dumping rain off the southwestern coast of Mexico, near Manzanillo. Forecasters are tracking that system, which they say may grow into a tropical depression later this week as it moves northwest.
Despite the activity in the Pacific, there remains little storm formation in the Atlantic Ocean as the 2008 hurricane season begins its second month.
Hurricane specialists are watching a strong tropical wave in the extreme Eastern Atlantic, near the west coast of Africa. Weather conditions are favorable for that system to grow and strengthen in the next few days.
Short-term forecasts call for clouds covering South Florida most of Tuesday with a 70 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Wednesday and Thursday will likely shape up the same way, with clouds, scattered rain and highs in the mid-80s.
Original Source : http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_dade/story/589659.html
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