Tropical depression seventeen-e formed around 11 p.m. EDT Tuesday night and within twelve hours it strengthened into Tropical Storm Nora. By 11 a.m. EDT today, Wednesday, September 23, Nora had maximum sustained winds near 45 mph, in the open waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Nora’s center was about 665 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, near latitude 16.5 north and 117.5 west. Nora is moving west-northwest near 9 mph. Nora’s estimated minimum central pressure is 1002 millibars. The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), instrument that flies aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite, captured an image of Tropical Storm Nora yesterday at 5:29 a.m. EDT, that showed she was still coming together. Eighteen hours after the image was taken, Nora formed as tropical depression 17-E. She’s currently a small storm, as tropical storm-force winds only extend out to 40 miles from the center. Some strengthening is expected over the next 24 hours |
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