Carlos becomes hurricane again as it heads farther out to sea in open Pacific

August 13th, 2009 Guillermo could strengthen to hurricane in PacificMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Guillermo is getting stronger but not quite a hurricane as it moves farther out into the Pacific. Guillermo's maximum sustained winds increased to near 70 mph Thursday.

August 5th, 2009 Hurricane Felicia strengthens rapidly in PacificMIAMI — Forecasters say Hurricane Felicia is intensifying rapidly far out in the Pacific while Tropical Storm Enrique is weakening not far away. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Felicia's maximum sustained winds are near 100 mph and could become a major hurricane during the next day or so.

August 4th, 2009 Felicia strengthens into hurricane in the PacificMIAMI — Forecasters say Felicia has strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane far out in the Pacific while Tropical Storm Enrique is getting stronger not far away. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Felicia's maximum sustained winds are near 80 mph and it could be a major hurricane during the next day or so.

July 16th, 2009 Carlos weakens, Dolores strengthens in PacificMEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Dolores gained strength far off Mexico's Pacific coast Wednesday. Dolores' maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph (72 kph), according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.

July 15th, 2009 Carlos weakens to a tropical storm in the PacificMIAMI — Hurricane Carlos has weakened to a tropical storm far off Mexico's Pacific coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Carlos' maximum sustained winds have dropped to near 65 mph with further weakening expected.

July 15th, 2009 Tropical Storm Dolores forms; Carlos weakensMIAMI — Tropical Storm Dolores has formed far off Mexico's Pacific coast. National Hurricane Center forecasters in Florida said Wednesday that Dolores has maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph and is moving away from land at about 13 mph.

July 14th, 2009 Carlos heads out into the PacificMEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Carlos strengthened again slightly on Monday as it headed west over the open waters of the Pacific Ocean. Carlos had maximum sustained winds near 65 mph (100 kph), with tropical storm-force winds extending outward up to 35 miles (55 kilometers) from the eye of the storm, said the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.

July 14th, 2009 Hurricane Carlos strengthens far off Mexico coastMEXICO CITY — Hurricane Carlos strengthened to a Category 2 storm and had a distinct small eye Tuesday as it moved farther out into the open Pacific. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, said the storm's winds had increased to near 105 mph (165 kph).

July 13th, 2009 Carlos strengthens again over the PacificMEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Carlos strengthened again slightly on Monday as it headed west over the open waters of the Pacific Ocean. Carlos had maximum sustained winds near 65 mph (100 kph), with tropical storm-force winds extending outward up to 60 miles (95 kilometers) from the eye of the storm, said the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.

July 12th, 2009 Hurricane Carlos strengthens off Mexican coastMEXICO CITY — Hurricane Carlos swirled far off Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday and was headed farther out to sea. The Category 1 hurricane had maximum sustained winds near 85 mph (135 kph) with additional strengthening expected, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.

July 12th, 2009 Hurricane Carlos heading west over the PacificMIAMI — Hurricane Carlos is heading west over the open waters of the Pacific Ocean and has weakened slightly. The Category 1 hurricane has maximum sustained winds near 80 mph, down from around 85 mph earlier Sunday.

July 12th, 2009 Carlos weakens to tropical storm over the PacificMEXICO CITY — Hours after being downgraded from a hurricane, Tropical Storm Carlos weakened further Sunday night as it headed west over the open waters of the Pacific Ocean. Carlos had maximum sustained winds near 60 mph (95 kph), down from around 70 mph (110 kph) earlier Sunday, with tropical storm-force winds extending outward up to 60 miles (95 kilometers) from the eye of the storm, said the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.

July 12th, 2009 Carlos becomes hurricane off Baja's Pacific coastMIAMI — The National Hurricane Center says Carlos has become a hurricane swirling far off Mexico's eastern Pacific coast. The storm's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 80 mph and the center in Miami says the storm could further strengthen in the next 24 hours.

July 11th, 2009 Tropical Storm Carlos getting stronger in PacificMIAMI — Tropical Storm Carlos is getting stronger as it swirls far off Mexico's Pacific coast. The storm's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 65 mph and the National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm is expected to become a hurricane sometime Saturday or Sunday.

July 10th, 2009 Tropical Storm Carlos forms far off Mexico coastMEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Carlos has strengthened far off Mexico's Pacific coast Friday and is expected to reach hurricane strength Saturday as it moves farther out to sea. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Carlos — which had been a depression — now has maximum sustained winds near 50 mph (85 kph) and was expected to continue moving west or west-northwest.