In the eastern Pacific Ocean, The National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Depression Fourteen-E has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Linda. This system is located about 650 miles south-southeast of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. Linda is forecast to intensify to hurricane strength by Saturday with maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph. The track also shows Linda moving northwest.
Reports indicate evidence of a low-level circulation, though thunderstorm activity is minimal.
Development of this system, if any, is expected to be slow. In the Atlantic, a westward-moving tropical wave is located about 650 miles to the east of the Lesser Antilles, however winds are not favorable for development at this time.