A tropical storm formed in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, at the same time a different tropical storm was churning in the Atlantic Ocean, but moving away from land, forecasters said.Tropical Storm Henriette was announced by the Miami-based National Hurricane Centre. The storm was centred in the eastern Pacific about 895 miles (1,440 kilometres) southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.
Henriette had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph) and was moving to the west-northwest at 15 mph (24 kph). Forecasters said there were no threats to land and no watches or warnings in effect, but Henriette was expected to strengthen over the next couple of days.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Dexter was churning in the Atlantic Ocean about 275 miles (440 kilometres) north-northwest of Bermuda. It also had maximum sustained winds at 45 mph on Monday, the hurricane centre said.Dexter was moving northeast at 15 mph and was expected to continue in that direction; however, forecasters expect the tropical storm to weaken into a post-tropical cyclone by the middle to latter part of the week.
Henriette had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph) and was moving to the west-northwest at 15 mph (24 kph). Forecasters said there were no threats to land and no watches or warnings in effect, but Henriette was expected to strengthen over the next couple of days.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Dexter was churning in the Atlantic Ocean about 275 miles (440 kilometres) north-northwest of Bermuda. It also had maximum sustained winds at 45 mph on Monday, the hurricane centre said.Dexter was moving northeast at 15 mph and was expected to continue in that direction; however, forecasters expect the tropical storm to weaken into a post-tropical cyclone by the middle to latter part of the week.
No watches or warnings were associated with Dexter, and forecasters said there were no hazards affecting land.
Dexter is the fourth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Henriette was the eighth named storm of this year’s eastern North Pacific hurricane season.
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