Tropical Depression Fourteen-E forms in East Pacific
COURTESY NHC
The five-day forecast track for Tropical Depression Fourteen-E as of 11 a.m. Hawaii time.
As Tropical Storm Lowell moves farther away from the Hawaiian Islands, Tropical Depression Fourteen-E has formed in the East Pacific well south-southwest of the Baja California Peninsula.
At 2 p.m., Fourteen-E was about 605 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, carrying maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and higher gusts, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The tropical depression was moving west-northwest at 9 mph and expected to move west over the next couple of days.
Fourteen-E is forecast to gradually strengthen over the next several days before becoming a tropical storm tonight or Thursday when it will be given the name Norbert. It is expected to continue to strengthen into a hurricane over the weekend.
By Monday, the end of the five-day forecast, the storm will be a Category 1 hurricane with 85 mph maximum sustained about 1,400 miles east-southeast of Hilo as it heads toward the Central Pacific.
