by Staff Writers
Mexico City (AFP) Oct 13, 2013
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Located about 565 kilometers (350 miles) south of the tip of the peninsula, the storm was traveling north-northwestward at 23 kilometers per hour, the Miami-based US National Hurricane Center said.
Octave had top winds of 80 kilometers per hour that could begin to weaken gradually starting Monday, it added. There were no hazards affecting land.
Mexico's National Weather Service said Octave would trigger rains in the northwestern part of the country, noting that heavy downpours could cause flooding in urban areas.
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MEXICO CITY |
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Octave drew
closer to Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Monday, weakening
slightly on its approach.The storm, about 175 miles south of the town of Cabo San Lazaro on the peninsula's western coast, was traveling north at about 13 miles per hour, Miami's National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory.
Octave had maximum sustained wind speeds of up to 60 miles per hour, down slightly from Sunday night, and the storm was expected to approach the peninsula's west coast sometime on Tuesday, the NHC said.
Mexico's government has issued a tropical storm warning for the southwestern coast of Baja California, from the town of Santa Fe north to Punta Abreojos.
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