 Early on October 8, a tropical depression had developed far from land. Initially, the storm moved west-northwest, but it turned to the northwest six hours after forming. Over sea surface temperatures of 82°F (28°C), the storm intensified into Tropical Storm Norma at 0600 UTC. By midday on October 9, the winds had reached 50 mph (85 km / h) and on 1800 UTC October 9, the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Center upgraded the storm into a hurricane and a well-defined eye became visible via satellite imagery.
