Where is Tropical Storm Carlotta?
At 11:00 a.m. EDT on Wed. July 12, the National Hurricane Center, noted that Tropical Storm Carlotta was moving away from the coast of Mexico, as is indicated in the GOES satellite image. At 8:00 a.m. PDT (11:00 a.m. EDT) the center of Tropical Storm Carlotta was located near latitude 14.5 north and longitude 105.3 west or about 320 miles south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Carlotta was moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph and this motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours. Estimated minimum central pressure is 1002 millibars. Rains along the coast of southwestern Mexico are diminishing as Carlotta moves farther offshore. Credit: NASA GSFC/NOAA. Caption: Rob Gutro, NASA GSFC. (+ Click to view a larger view of this image.
