Tropical Storm Sandra Expected To Become Hurricane

Tropical Storm Sandra has formed in the eastern Pacific well south of Mexico and is expected to later strengthen to a hurricane. The storm’s maximum sustained winds Tuesday morning are near 45 mph (75 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Sandra is expected to become a Cat. 1 hurricane (74-95 mph winds) on Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center reports that as of 3 a.m. Central time Tuesday: "During the next 3-4 days, Sandra is forecast to gradually slow down as it moves around the western periphery of a deep-layer subtropical ridge that extends from the southwestern Gulf of Mexico westward across central Mexico.