| Tropical Storm Amanda Forms, Becomes 1st Named Storm of Eastern Pacific Season CTV News | |
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East Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook - This product is updated at approximately 5 AM, 11 AM, 5 PM, and 11 PM PDT from May 15 to November 30. (NOAA/National Hurricane Center)
AccuWeather Update: At 7:30 a.m. PDT Saturday, Amanda was officially declared a hurricane. The strengthening trend should end Monday and Tuesday as Amanda heads northward into stronger wind shear.
Tropical Storm Amanda has formed over the eastern Pacific Ocean, though the storm poses no threat to land and remains far offshore.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Amanda had maximum sustained winds of 64 kph late Friday morning. It was centred about 998 kilometres south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, and was moving west-northwest at 8 kph.
Forecasters say additional strengthening is expected in the next couple of days.
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