Tropical storm Kiko expected to turn into hurricane in East Pacific

Tropical storm Kiko, which was once a tropical depression in the eastern Pacific, is expected to turn into a hurricane this weekend before weakening against colder waters, according to the National Hurricane Center.

In its latest opinion, the center said Kiko was 495 miles south, southwest of the southern tip of Baja, California, with sustained maximum winds of 40 mph.

Forecasters said Kiko was moving west-northwest at a speed of about 20 km / h, and that it should continue in that direction at a slower pace over the next few days. Tropical storm winds extend up to 90 miles from the center of Kiko.

Forecasters are also monitoring several other disturbances in the eastern Pacific, including a tropical wave a few hundred kilometers southwest of Acapulco, Mexico. A low pressure zone is expected to form in western Central America over the weekend, with a potential tropical depression beginning early next week.