MEXICO CITY — Two tropical storms are swirling in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico, and one is forecast to become a hurricane and approach the country’s west coast late next week. Tropical Storm Willa is the 21st named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season. It was about 280 miles (450 kilometres) south-southwest of the port city of Manzanillo on Saturday afternoon with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph). Tropical Storm Vicente formed Friday off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas. The centre said it could produce 3 to 6 inches of rain along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast and parts of Guatemala.

Source: National Post October 20, 2018 16:30 UTC