Tropical Storm Hernan forms off Mexico's Pacific coast

Fearing potentially deadly flooding, Mexican disaster officials are closely monitoring the weather after Tropical Storm Hernan formed off the country's Pacific coast of Mexico late Saturday. Hernan was located 585 kilometers (more than 360 miles) south-west of the tourist port of Manzanillo and was moving in a north-westerly direction, parallel to the coastline, at a speed of 22 kilometers per hour, Mexico's National Meterological Service (SMN) reported at 0300 GMT.
The storm was packing maximum winds of 65 kilometers per hour, with gusts up to 85 kilometers per hours, the SMN said. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center, which had slightly different figures, warned that Hernan was picking up strength.