National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Carlos has weakened to a tropical storm far off Mexico's Pacific coast.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Carlos' maximum sustained winds have dropped to near 65 mph with further weakening expected.

The storm is centered about 1,640 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and is heading west near 9 mph.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Dolores is gaining strength in the Pacific. Dolores' maximum sustained winds have increased to near 45 mph. Forecasters expect the storm to get stronger.

Dolores is centered about 635 miles southwest of Baja California and is moving northwest near 14 mph.

Tropical Storm Dolores has formed far off Mexico's Pacific coast.

National Hurricane Center forecasters in Florida said Wednesday that Dolores has maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph and is moving away from land at about 13 mph.

Hurricane Carlos is also in the open Pacific. It has lost strength and is now a Category 1 storm.

Forecasters say Carlos' winds are about 85 mph. The storm became a hurricane on Saturday but its strength has been fluctuating.

Hurricane Carlos strengthened to a Category 2 storm and had a distinct small eye Tuesday as it moved farther out into the open Pacific.

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, said the storm's winds had increased to near 105 mph (165 kph). Some weakening was expected to occur over the next two days.

As of 11 p.m. EDT (0300 GMT Wednesday), the storm was centered about 1,525 miles (2,450 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. The storm was moving west at nearly 6 mph (9 kph), taking it farther out to sea.

Carlos was named a hurricane on Saturday but later weakened to a tropical storm. It regained hurricane strength Tuesday morning.

Also Tuesday, a tropical depression formed far off Mexico's Pacific coast, the center said. While it could become a tropical storm within 24 hours, it is expected to move out to sea.

Hurricane Carlos strengthened to a Category 2 storm as it moved farther out into the open Pacific and had a distinct small eye.

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami Tuesday said the storm's winds had increased to near 100 mph. Some strengthening is possible in the next day.

As of 5 p.m. EDT, the storm was centered about 1,500 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. The storm was moving west at nearly 8 mph, taking it farther out to sea.

Carlos was named a hurricane on Saturday but later weakened to a tropical storm and again reached hurricane strength Tuesday morning.

Hurricane Carlos strengthened Tuesday as it moved farther out into the open Pacific.

Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said that the storm's winds had increased to near 90 mph (150 kph). Some strengthening is possible in the next day.

As of 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT), the storm was centered about 1,465 miles (2,360 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. The storm was moving west at nearly 7 mph (11 kph), taking it farther out to sea.

Carlos was named a hurricane on Saturday but later weakened to a tropical storm and again reached hurricane strength Tuesday morning.

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