Tropical Storm Norbert could become a hurricane by Matt Taylor
On Saturday, Tropical storm Norbert formed in the Pacific, and has continued to strengthen over the weekend. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center expect it to become a hurricane over the next 24 hours, with the potential to bring heavy rain to and strong winds to southwest Mexico.
At present Norbert is 215 miles (345 kilometres) south of the popular tourist resort of Zihuatanejo, and will continue tracking towards Mexico’s south west coast. Norbert is currently packing winds of 60mph (95 kph), but has only brought sporadic rain to the southern state of Guerrero, home to Acapulco.
It has been an active Hurricane season so far this year, with Tropical Storm Marie continuing to linger out in the Pacific. As of Monday morning Marie is lying 845 miles (1360km) off the southern tip of the Baja Californian coast, but poses no threat to land, and is expected to weaken over the coming days.
