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Priscilla approached major hurricane status Tuesday before
weakening to a tropical storm a day later. Early Thursday, the
tropical storm was centered about 270 miles (434 kilometers)
west of the southern tip of Baja California and moving northwest
at 8 mph (13 kph) with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph
(80 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Priscilla was bringing high surf and gusty winds to Baja
California Sur, which was under a tropical storm watch from Cabo
San Lucas to Cabo San Lazaro. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding
were possible as the storm moves along Mexico’s Pacific coast
and through the weekend across the U.S. Southwest, forecasters
said.
In the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Jerry was centered about 395
miles (635 kilometers) east-southeast of the northern Leeward
Islands and moving west-northwest at 20 mph (32 kph) with
maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (105 kph), the center said
early Thursday.
Jerry was expected to strengthen gradually and could become a
hurricane by the weekend. On Thursday into early Friday, 2 to 4
inches (5 to 10 centimeters) of rain could fall across the
Leeward Islands, bringing the risk of flash flooding,
forecasters said.
A tropical storm watch was in effect for Antigua, Barbuda and
Anguilla, St. Kitts, Nevis and Montserrat, St. Barts and St.
Martin, Saba and St. Eustatius and Guadeloupe and the adjacent
islands, the center said.
In the Pacific, Octave weakened Wednesday evening but remained a
tropical storm early Thursday. The storm did not threaten land
and was likely to dissipate Thursday, forecasters said.
Octave was located about 430 miles (692 kilometers)
south-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California and
moving east-northeast at 18 mph (29 kph) with maximum sustained
winds of 40 mph (64 kph), the center said.
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