Tropical Storm Jimena forms in the Pacific south of Mexico; 10th named storm of Pacific season

October 1st, 2009 Tropical Storm Olaf forms off Mexico's coastMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Olaf has formed off Mexico's Pacific coast, becoming the 15th named storm of the 2009 season. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Olaf is not likely to get much stronger, and will probably begin weakening sometime Friday.

September 23rd, 2009 Tropical Storm Nora forms in the Pacific OceanMIAMI — Tropical Storm Nora has formed in the Pacific far off Mexico's coast and is not expected to threaten land. The storm has maximum sustained winds near 40 mph (65 kph) and is expected to strengthen.

September 16th, 2009 Tropical Storm Marty forms off Mexico's coastMIAMI — Tropical Storm Marty has formed in the Pacific off Mexico's western coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Marty had winds near 40 mph (65 kph) and was moving toward the northwest near 3 mph (6 kph) on Wednesday.

September 7th, 2009 Tropical Storm Linda forms far out in PacificMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Linda far out in the Pacific Ocean is not gaining in intensity. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, the 12th named storm of the Pacific season had maximum sustained winds near 60 mph (55 kph) on Monday night.

September 2nd, 2009 Jimena down to tropical storm on Baja CaliforniaLOS CABOS, Mexico — Forecasters say Jimena has weakened to a tropical storm as it plowed over Baja California The storm made landfall Wednesday afternoon between Puerto San Andresito and San Jaunico, a sparsely populated area of fishing villages on the Pacific coast of the peninsula. By late Wednesday, winds had decreased to 70 mph (110 kph).

August 23rd, 2009 Tropical Storm Hilda swirls far out in PacificMIAMI — The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Hilda is swirling far out in the Pacific. Hilda is the eighth named storm of the Pacific hurricane season.

August 22nd, 2009 Tropical Storm Hilda forms far out in PacificMIAMI — The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Hilda has formed far out in the Pacific. Hilda is the eighth named storm of the Pacific hurricane season.

August 13th, 2009 Tropical Storm Guillermo forms far out in PacificMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Guillermo has formed far from land in the Eastern Pacific with winds sustained at 40 mph. The National Hurricane Center says the seventh named storm of the season in the Pacific formed Wednesday night about 760 miles southwest of Baja, Calif.

August 11th, 2009 New tropical depression forms in the AtlanticMIAMI — A new tropical depression has formed in the Atlantic while Tropical Storm Felicia continues to move across the Pacific. The new tropical depression is only the second of the Atlantic hurricane season and has maximum sustained winds near 30 mph.

August 4th, 2009 Tropical depression forms in Eastern PacificMIAMI — The National Hurricane Center says a tropical depression has formed in the Eastern Pacific and is expected to intensify into a tropical storm within a day. Forecasters say the depression is the seventh of the 2009 Eastern Pacific hurricane season.

August 4th, 2009 Tropical Storm Enrique forms in the PacificMIAMI — Tropical Storm Enrique has formed in the Pacific, becoming the fifth named storm of the eastern north Pacific hurricane season. Also, a new tropical depression formed farther west in the Pacific.

July 7th, 2009 Tropical Storm Blanca forms off western MexicoMEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Blanca formed Monday off western Mexico as the second named storm of the Pacific season, but forecasters predicted it would follow a course far away from land. Blanca was located about 410 miles (660 kilometers) south of the tip of the Baja California Peninsula on Monday night, and was heading west-northwest at 10 mph (16 kph), the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

June 22nd, 2009 Tropical Storm Andres forms in Pacific off MexicoMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Andres off the southwestern coast of Mexico is strengthening and could become a hurricane in the next day or two. It's still not clear how close the storm will come to making landfall, but a tropical storm watch was issued from Zihuatanejo northward to Manzanillo and heavy rains were expected along the coast.

June 19th, 2009 Tropical depression heads toward Mexico coastMEXICO CITY — Mexico has lifted some tropical storm warnings Friday as the first tropical depression of the Pacific hurricane season became less clearly organized as it neared land. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the depression was centered about 70 miles (110 kilometers) south-southwest of the coastal city of Mazatlan at 2 p.m.

June 18th, 2009 Season's 1st tropical depression forms in PacificMEXICO CITY — The first tropical depression of the Pacific hurricane season is approaching the coast of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the depression was centered about 215 miles south-southwest of the coastal city of Mazatlan at 5 a.m.