Carlotta storming its way to hurricane status

The Associated Press

Posted: Jun 14, 2012 7:46 AM ET

Last Updated: Jun 14, 2012 12:00 PM ET

Miami's National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Carlotta is expected to become a hurricane by the time it reaches Mexico's southern coast on Friday. (National Hurricane Center)

Tropical Storm Carlotta has formed in the Pacific south of Mexico and is expected to become a hurricane by tomorrow.

Carlotta's maximum sustained winds increased Thursday morning to nearly 70 km/h. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says additional strengthening is forecast and Carlotta is expected to become a hurricane by the time it reaches Mexico's southern coast on Friday.

A hurricane watch is in effect for Mexico's Pacific coast from Barra de Tonala to Punta Maldonado.

The tropical storm is centred 650 kilometres south-southeast of Puerto Angel, Mexico, and 965 kilometres southeast of Acapulco.

The storm is moving northwest near 17 km/h.

Tropical storm-force winds are extending outward up to 75 kilometres.

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