Tropical storm forms off Mexico coast, while another heads for U.S.

A new tropical storm formed off the southern Pacific coast of Mexico on Wednesday, while another system that could eventually reach the U.S. as a hurricane was developing off Central America.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Ramon was expected to move parallel to the Mexican coast over the next day or so, bringing heavy rain to southwestern Mexico, though it wasn’t projected to reach hurricane force.

The storm had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph) Wednesday and it was centered about 60 miles (95 kilometers) southwest of Puerto Angel. It was moving . . .