Tropical Storm Amanda, first named Pacific storm of the season

At 700 AM CDT, the center of Tropical Storm Amanda was located inland over southeastern Guatemala near latitude 14.2 North, longitude 90.4 West.

Amanda is moving toward the north-northeast near 9 mph (15 km/h). A north-northeastward or northward motion is expected through this evening. On the forecast track, the center of Amanda will move farther inland over Guatemala today.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Weakening is expected to begin this morning while the center moves farther inland. The cyclone is expected to . . .