Hurricane Kristy is forecast to strengthen into possibly a Category 4 storm off Mexico's coast in the coming days, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
The remnants of former Tropical Storm Nadine reorganized Monday into Kristy in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Since this was not Nadine's original circulation, the NHC assigned it the next name on the Eastern Pacific naming list.
Nadine made landfall near Belize City, Belize, on Saturday afternoon, packing sustained winds of 60 mph. After moving inland over Central America and Mexico, the storm weakened and dissipated Sunday before its remnants emerged over the Eastern Pacific.
Kristy formed as a tropical storm about 275 miles offshore of Acapulco, Mexico, on Monday afternoon. Kristy reached hurricane status on Tuesday evening.
According to the NHC, Kristy is forecast to move westward at 15-20 mph over the next several days, bringing it farther away from the coast of Mexico.
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Kristy is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane by the latter part of this week. However, the FOX Forecast Center said the storm is not expected to impact any land areas as it remains over the open waters of the Eastern Pacific.